Print this weekly spending diary form and simply record your various expenses per day.
Rounding to the nearest dollar is best.  Add your expenses each day and record the total at the bottom.
For best results, record your daily expenses for four (4) weeks to establish your monthly spending pattern.
 
Daily Living Expenses  Day 1   Day 2   Day 3   Day 4   Day 5   Day 6   Day 7 
Savings              
Rent or Mortgage Payment              
House and Content Insurance              
Electricity              
Gas/Heating              
Water/Garbage/Sewer              
Telephone / Cell Phone              
Home Cleaning Supplies              
Exterminating/Lawn Care              
Life Insurance              
Health/Car Insurance              
Church/Charity              
Child Support Payments              
Groceries              
Meals at work and Out              
Clothes/Uniforms              
Dry Cleaning/Laundromat              
Gas/Oil/Lube              
Bus/Car Pooling/Parking/Train              
Child Care              
Hair Salon/Beauty Care              
Personal Items/Toiletries              
Doctor/Dentist              
Medication              
Books/Newspapers/Magazines              
Movies/Sports/Cable TV/Video              
Other Entertainment/Hobbies              
Union/Club Dues              
Cigarettes/Tobacco/Alcohol              
School Lunches              
School Supplies/Tuition/Lessons              
Children's Allowance              
Pet Care              
Gifts/Greeting Cards              
Misc/Postage/Bank Charges/Film              
Total Daily Living Expenses