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Unpopular opinion: I ran a $200 test on two different ways to track receipts and one was a total waste of time.
For six months, I used a fancy app that wanted me to take a picture of every single receipt and tag it with categories (which took forever, honestly). Last month, I just bought a $15 accordion folder from the office store and started dropping paper receipts into slots labeled by month. The folder system saved me about 3 hours a month in admin work because I wasn't messing with my phone camera and a slow app. Has anyone else gone back to a simple paper system for small business stuff and been surprised?
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sandrajackson16d ago
That six month app test is a serious commitment, @joseph_torres is right about the torture. The real cost was the three hours a month you lost, not just the app fee. Your folder fix proves the simplest tool is often the best one.
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henderson.wesley15d ago
Sometimes you need the fancy app to force a new habit. Those three hours a month could be the push someone needs to actually get organized. A folder is simple, but it doesn't work for everyone.
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