Money, take 1.

I don't know anyone who does not have money issues.  Most of my friends are military, and (much like us) are trying to make ends meet.  Savings?  Who has the liquid assets for THAT??

I personally believe if we were all a little more honest with ourselves about what we spend money on, we might actually have a few cents left over at the end of the month to put aside for that proverbial rainy day.  With that in mind, today marks my first day of the move towards my own financial recovery.  My only method will be balancing my checkbook DAILY.  I have an app on my phone, and the moment I charge anything to my check card, I enter it into the virtual checkbook register app.  I will post progress after a month of doing that, and let you guys know how well that works.

What about you, dear readers?  Any simple strategies you have for making sure you don't overdraft your bank accounts?  Fire away in the comments.