I've been doing it since November. I have my budget set up in a Google Doc, so I log in after every purchase, and punch it in.

I always do. I'm very money conscious.

I don't really track it, but I also never overdraw my account. I keep a general idea, I suppose.

And, sadly, I don't need to track it to know where I could save money: eating out and buying clothes.

(and cosmetics)

Same here -- I've always tracked our spending and income. I am intimately aware of our cash flow.

I dont track, but I do remember most days where i spend my money. I have been good about not eating out and watching my inpulse spending. I have gotten better and notice I have more money.

I've been doing this more recently because i used to have the really bad habit of starting my weekend with let's say $300, and come Monday afternoon I'll have like $20 left and have absolutely NO IDEA where the heck it all went. It's worse in the big picture because my last major job I was making like $1500 a month and I worked there for 8 months. In the end I had only saved like $2500. This is no major expenses (lived with my folks so not rent, no medical bills...ect). I didn't have much clothes or any luxury buys or nothing to show for it. After that job I vowed to be more careful about what i spend and tracking it as well.

My grandpa (since he was like 7) would always carry around a little notebook and pencil and wrote down every last penny he spent. All these years later, he'll still carry a little notebook around (even in a suit jacket!) so track it all. I aspire to be like him.

Oh, and totally off-topic, I have that lacy tank top she is wearing in the picture. Same color too. And I'm wearing it under a sweater right now! Thought it was funny.

I've been tracking my spending since June...when I started working at a bank

i started tracking mine in mid-to-late december, and i've saved $2700 since. i am super proud of myself.

I don't track it penny for penny, but have an idea. All my re-occurring bills are constant and I go out maybe 2-3 times a month. I'm a Netflixer and stay home a lot.

I started a new job back in November and set up a whole budget for myself to keep track of my fixed expenses and keep a closer eye on my spending.

I said no, but that's because I always spend about the same amount of money every week. I budget X dollars for groceries, Y dollars for household supplies, and $20 cash for incidentals. And if I want other stuff, I'll definitely plan for it. Seems to work pretty well.

I usually do in the summer when I make all my money, but I made it a New Year's resolution to try to do it the whole year this time. So far so good!

Little bit horrified by how much I spend on cookies & coffee though!

I have for two years now. Got very money conscious when I moved out on my own.

i think that i tried to at the beginning of the month, but now - not such a success story. i do know that i've really cut back on what i've been spending on - and that's a good thing at least.

No, I do not track. I have money and purchases planned for transportation, groceries, and household items; etc. I have a small jar at work with change in that I bought from home that I may use sometimes if I want to buy something other than that I do not spend money.

I've been tracking my expenses since October. I find it really useful.

sadly, i tried for a couple days and stopped because i spend too much to bother spending the time to write it all down
counterproductive, i know

i'm also exactly the same as lilkimbo...i spend on clothes and food and i don't need to track to know that

i try to use cash or my debit card for everything so i can always look at my online statement to see what i spent on, and how much

Well, I'm very good about balancing my checkbook and checking my statements, so I usually know where my money situation stands. I don't make myself a budget though...I just kind of mentally keep track of what I SHOULD be spending money on, and what I shouldn't be.

I start using mint.com recently. just found you had this site (i've read popsugar before) I love it. will be back (and am curious about your own tool).

I did that for a few months when I first got a full-time job after my masters, and when I got my current job (since it pays slightly more than my previous one) - I wanted to have an idea of how much money I was spending, on what, and how much money I had left. Now I don't anymore, but I always know what's in my bank account, and know that if I have a few extra expenses one month I'll just the a bit more careful the following month.