I Tracked Every Expense for 30 Days Using a Notion Template — Here's What I Found

I Tracked Every Expense for 30 Days Using a Notion Template — Here's What I Found Most people have no idea where their money goes. I was one of them. Last month I committed to tracking every single expense for 30 days — coffees, subscriptions, impulse buys, everything — using a simple Notion setup. The results surprised me. The Setup (5 Minutes to Start) I created a simple Notion database with these fields: Date Amount (€) Category (Food, Transport, Entertainment, Shopping, Subscriptions, Health, Other) Payment method (card, cash, transfer) Optional note That's it. No fancy formulas to start. Just capture every expense as it happens. Week 1: The Shock Phase Total spent: €312 Breakdown: Groceries: €87 Restaurants/takeout: €94 ← I thought this would be €30 Coffee: €31 ← Daily flat white adds up fast Subscriptions: €52 (found 2 I forgot about) Transport: €28 Other: €20 The coffee number hit different when I annualized it: €1,116/year on coffee. Week 2: Pattern Recognition Once I had 7+ da