Track Every Penny that Comes Into or Goes Out of Your Life
The most often repeated phrase in Your Money or Your Life is “Track every penny that comes into or goes out of your life”. The authors didn’t have a suggested method. But they stressed whatever method you so choose needs to work for you.
There are no ”best set of Budget categories”, there are what works for you and what doesn’t work for you. For categories, see YMOYL 3 Monthly Tabulation