Declutter first, organize second
You should never force yourself into a tracking system for your spending habits without examining your purchases and purging those that aren't working for you.
Even if you track your spending but you spend more than what you can afford, you're only giving yourself a false sense of progress and never getting to the root of whatever financial stressors you have.
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