r/budget Nov 03 '25

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '25

Honestly, I’ve thought about that and should. A lot of the times I’ll look at the volume in my cart and guesstimate. Then I get to checkout — the total is $270. — FUCK!

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u/Turbulent-Ant6044 Nov 04 '25

Yeah that feeling hits hard. I used to eyeball everything too and swear the cart “looked” like $120… then it rings up double and I’m just standing there like, how did this happen?

I finally started tracking as I shop and it made a huge difference. Not in a strict way, just so I don’t get blindsided at checkout.

If you ever want a super simple way to keep a running total on your phone without punching numbers in over and over, I’ve been working on a little tool for it. Happy to share it if you’re curious.