How to track expenses without quitting in week two

Nearly everyone who abandons a budgeting app does it for the same reason: logging took longer than the purchase did. Twelve taps to record a ₱65 jeepney fare is a habit with a short shelf life.

Cut the friction first. Log in one line instead of a form, log the same day rather than reconciling weekly, and accept approximate over nothing, because a ₱200 “groceries” entry beats an unrecorded ₱187.50.

Give yourself a fixed trigger, too. Right after paying, or once while waiting for your ride home. Habits attach to moments, not intentions.

This is why Tarsi lets you type or say “Starbucks 250” and be done, and why the streak counter exists, since it turns consistency into something you can see.