Comments on: Lowering Expenses by Keeping Receipts http://onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2009/02/22/lowering-expenses-by-keeping-receipts/ Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:23:49 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Evan Powell http://onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2009/02/22/lowering-expenses-by-keeping-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-65598 Evan Powell Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:54:47 +0000 http://www.onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2009/02/22/lowering-expenses-by-keeping-receipts/#comment-65598 I used to keep a written record but then I would always have trouble finding a pen and despite promises to myself would forget to write it down later. Then I tried receipts but sometimes I wouldn't get one (tip, bar, etc) and would forget to write it down. I then started using my PDA/Smartphone to keep it all but this became cumbersome so I didn't 'feel like' typing it. Once I got a blackberry I started emailing myself at time of sale, this system worked very well. I now use a website called Xpenser. I can input data via www site, email, IM, SMS. There are also ways to do it via voice but this costs money. Once a week I export the records into a QIF format (works with Quicken, Money and a few others). I use the SMS method, I have a button programmed to start an SMS to a special number. Then type in something like "exp food $20" and hit send. Anyway, people should use the method that works best for them. I used to keep a written record but then I would always have trouble finding a pen and despite promises to myself would forget to write it down later.

Then I tried receipts but sometimes I wouldn’t get one (tip, bar, etc) and would forget to write it down.

I then started using my PDA/Smartphone to keep it all but this became cumbersome so I didn’t ‘feel like’ typing it.

Once I got a blackberry I started emailing myself at time of sale, this system worked very well.

I now use a website called Xpenser. I can input data via www site, email, IM, SMS. There are also ways to do it via voice but this costs money. Once a week I export the records into a QIF format (works with Quicken, Money and a few others). I use the SMS method, I have a button programmed to start an SMS to a special number. Then type in something like “exp food $20″ and hit send.

Anyway, people should use the method that works best for them.

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