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Reborn. By Brellias.

Hey there,

Let's talk about a personal finance habit that has drastically changed how I look at money.

I track every expense manually on the Wallet app.

That's right, as soon as I spend money, I open the Wallet app and record the transaction, properly categorised and with a note.

In the age of automation, this habit might seem tedious and outright mental, but it isn't.

Here's why:

By manually recording each expense, I'm more aware of my spending. And every time I open the Wallet app to record an expense, I see my current bank and credit card balances.

Automated trackers take away this benefit because you rarely look at your expenses or current balances.

The first step to getting a grip on your finances is to know how you spend your money each month.

So:

If you're not tracking your daily expenses or using an automated tracker, give this method a try.

You don't have to use the Wallet app. You can use a simple app like Five Cents to record your transactions.

You'll be more aware of your spending habits and keep useless expenses away with time.

Now, grab a coffee, sit tight, and enjoy this week's issue:

Book to Read

The Comfort Crisis

We've become adapted to too much comfort in our lives. Sometimes, leaving your comfort zone and plunging into the unknown can be a refreshing and rejuvenating experience.

View it on Goodreads
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Apps & Services

Shepherd ➔

Set meeting agendas and take shared notes

Shepherd is a Chrome extension that lets you pre-plan your meeting agenda and jot down meeting notes while you're on the call. Then, after the meeting, you can share the meeting notes with the call participants with a single click. Handy for making your discussions more actionable. Shepherd is free to use and works with Chrome, Google Calendar, and Google Meet.
Kaizen Flow ➔

Pomodoro timer with Lo-Fi music

Kaizen Flow is a free web app that combines a standard 25-min Pomodoro timer with Lo-Fi music. Every time you start a timer, this app plays soothing Lo-Fi music in the background to help you transition into a flow state. Bonus feature: This app comes with some beautiful visuals if you want to keep the timer opened on a secondary display.
Pure Paste ➔

Paste plain-text by default

I can't remember the number of times I've wrongly pasted pre-formatted text into my emails and notes and had to reformat everything to match the style of my document. This small menu bar app works in the background to automatically remove existing formatting from your copied text and lets you paste plain-text content. Available on macOS for free.
Spam Checker ➔

Send emails that don't sound spammy

Spam Checker is a free web app that analyses your content for spammy words. Paste your email content into this app, and it'll tell you whether you have words that might seem spammy to email filters. A handy tool for proofreading your emails to make sure they don't accidentally get classified as junk.

Taking the Shortcut

Shift

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H

Turn the current line into a heading in the Apple Notes app.
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Interesting Reads

Give Them the Cream ➔

2 min read

A fantastic read on how we should be giving our best attitude to the people we love and care deeply about rather than some random stranger. We're so caught up in maintaining a superficial image of ourselves that we end up mistreating our close ones. This short blog post will help you improve your close relationships.
How to use science to focus at work ➔

9 min read

A lack of focus doesn't always stem from external factors. For example, you'll have a hard time focusing if the work that you're doing isn't intrinsically motivating to you. This article lists a handful of science-backed techniques to help you be more focused at work and everywhere else.
Minto Pyramid ➔

3 min read

Effective writing can get you ahead almost everywhere. At work and outside of it too. The Minto Pyramid is a fantastic model that'll help you write your reports, articles, emails, etc., clearly and to the point. People are busy. They don't have time to sift through some jargon or walls of text. This technique saves the day.
Procrastination triggers: eight reasons why you procrastinate ➔

6 min read

Procrastination is inevitable and can pop up due to multiple factors. And the best way to deal with procrastination is to look for what triggered it in the first place. Read this article to understand 8 different trigger points and how you can reverse them to get work done.
How to Start Retirement Planning in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s ➔

12 min read

Not everyone starts their retirement planning at the same age. That is if they plan at all. I started looking at my retirement plans when I was 28 years old. If you're in the same boat, all's not lost yet. This guide will help you plan your retirement according to the stage of your life you're currently at. Though this is a good starting point, tweak the advice according to your needs.

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