{"id":12346,"date":"2025-04-10T04:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=12346"},"modified":"2025-03-24T14:07:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:07:44","slug":"5-best-ways-to-organize-your-finances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/5-best-ways-to-organize-your-finances\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Ways to Organize Your Finances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/5-best-ways-to-organize-your-finances\/five-best-ways-to-organize-your-finances\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Five-Best-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Finances.png?fit=1080%2C1350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Five Best Ways to Organize Your Finances\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Five-Best-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Finances.png?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Five-Best-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Finances.png?fit=824%2C1030&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12353\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Five-Best-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Finances.png?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"5 best ways to organize your finances\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Five-Best-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Finances.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Five-Best-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Finances.png?resize=824%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 824w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Five-Best-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Finances.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Five-Best-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Finances.png?resize=564%2C705&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Five-Best-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Finances.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If your budget is tight and you want to know more about your spending habits, you are in good company. With digital purchases, subscriptions and instagram shopping, it\u2019s not easy to track where you are spending. For people with ADHD, <a href=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/financial-organizing-for-money-and-finances\/\">financial organizing<\/a> can feel scary. \u00a0Some simple systems can help you organize your finances to be more intentional about where your money is going.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Use budgeting and money management apps<\/h3>\n<p>There are outstanding <a href=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/financial-apps-make-organizing-your-finances-easy\/\">apps<\/a> to help you learn more. Budgeting apps like YNAB (You Need A Budget), Monarch, or Quicken can automatically sync with your bank and credit cards to track where your money goes. They let you categorize purchases (like groceries, entertainment, or gas) and set limits for each. You will learn where you are spending the most and prioritize as a result. The best part is these are automated and make the process easy.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"366\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1171\"><strong data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1171\">Create a digital shopping list\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1379\">Impulse spending, emotional purchases and over purchasing are budget killers. The best way to put a halt to this is with a running shopping list on a shared google sheets, your phone or a notes app. List your monthly subscriptions and evaluate the recurring time frame. As you \u201cprep\u201d for just in case before the hurricane season, review your items monthly and rotate your stock quarterly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1379\">There are many strategies to pause purchases with a digital shopping list. You can divide the list into \u201cNeeds\u201d and \u201cWants\u201d to help you stay intentional and avoid buying things you don\u2019t really need. You can add items to your Wish List to keep for later. This helps you avoid duplicate purchases and buyer\u2019s remorse.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"366\"><strong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"366\">Use your power with Amazon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"157\">Amazon purchases can <em data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"67\">really<\/em> pile up fast, especially with subscriptions, gifts, and those \u201cjust one more thing\u201d buys. There are practical ways to organize and analyze your Amazon purchases so you stay on top of your spending and get the most out of every dollar:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"457\">Amazon actually lets you download a spreadsheet of your entire order history. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"659\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"503\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"503\">Go to Accounts &amp; Lists &gt; Your Account<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"540\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"540\">Click &#8220;Order History Reports&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"602\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"602\">Choose the report type (items, refunds, returns, etc.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"629\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"629\">Select a date range<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"659\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"659\">Download as a CSV file<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"796\">You can open this in Excel or Google Sheets to sort, categorize, and total your purchases. Match this with your credit card statement to be sure you are being charged properly. Save money with Amazon returns with a designated weekly errand run for returns. This is especially helpful for a business and also at tax time!<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1537\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1537\"><strong data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1537\">Set up automatic reminders for recurring purchases and subscriptions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1805\">Forgotten subscriptions and entertainment purchases can add extra expenses. Use your phone calendar, app alerts, or email reminders to remind you about recurring payment and the costs, such as streaming services, memberships, or auto-refills. Make a list of these costs to evaluate the ongoing need for each. This gives you time to cancel or adjust them before you&#8217;re charged.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2597\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2597\"><strong data-start=\"2549\" data-end=\"2597\">Set a monthly review of your and your family purchases with your partner<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2715\">Families spend less when they each know what they are spending. Once a month, set aside 30 minutes to review your spending. You can use Google sheets or create reports from your apps to know where you are spending each month. Set up a comparison to look month to month. Look at what categories are over or under budget. Together, ask yourselves:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2826\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2753\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2753\">Did I buy what I actually needed?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2753\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2753\">What can I cut back next month?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2790\" data-end=\"2826\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2792\" data-end=\"2826\">Is there a pattern in my spending?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our family also has created Standard Operating Procedures for purchases. If a purchase is over $100 (which almost any purchase is) we confer on whether to purchase. This is not about being giving permission to purchase but rather a conversation about our overall purchasing strategy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have felt the pinch of how expensive everything is, it is time to choose a system that will help you track how you are spending your money. Financial organizing in 2025 doesn\u2019t have to be complicated. With the right tools, a few good habits, and a mindset of intentional spending, you can feel confident and in control about every dollar you spend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; If your budget is tight and you want to know more about your spending habits, you are in good company. With digital purchases, subscriptions and instagram shopping, it\u2019s not easy to track where you are spending. 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