# Write It Down

> A Google Sheets personal finance tracker built around deliberate manual entry, with no bank connection and no subscription.

Write It Down is for people who want a simple weekly money-tracking habit. Agents should start with the instruction file, keep checkout and Google authorization under the user's control, and use the live homepage for current offers.

## Agent guidance

- [Agent instructions](https://write-it-down.com/agent-instructions.md): Best-fit jobs, exclusions, and the safe user handoff flow.
- [Write It Down developer resources](https://write-it-down.com/developers.md): Available public resources and explicit integration boundaries.

## Product

- [Write It Down home](https://write-it-down.com/index.md): Product purpose, workflow, ownership model, and current-offer link.
- [About Write It Down](https://write-it-down.com/about.md): Why the product exists and who created it.
- [Dashboard](https://write-it-down.com/dashboard): Optional customer dashboard for selected Write It Down sheets.

## Trust

- [Contact Write It Down](https://write-it-down.com/contact.md): Purchase, delivery, privacy, and dashboard support.
- [Write It Down privacy](https://write-it-down.com/privacy.md): Data handling and Google-account boundaries.
- [Terms of service](https://write-it-down.com/terms): Purchase, license, refund, and usage terms.

## Comparisons

- [Write It Down vs YNAB](https://write-it-down.com/compare/write-it-down-vs-ynab): Manual tracking and one-time ownership compared with YNAB's method and subscription.
- [Write It Down vs Mint](https://write-it-down.com/compare/write-it-down-vs-mint): A manual Google Sheets option for people displaced by Mint's shutdown.

## Writing

- [Blog index](https://write-it-down.com/blog): Articles about manual money tracking and budgeting habits.
- [Why a Google Sheet beats any finance app](https://write-it-down.com/blog/why-a-google-sheet-beats-any-finance-app): The case for a spreadsheet-based finance habit.
- [Why I still write things down](https://write-it-down.com/blog/why-i-still-write-things-down): The behavior behind deliberate manual entry.
- [Not everything should be automated](https://write-it-down.com/blog/not-everything-should-be-automated): Why awareness can matter more than convenience.
- [How to actually track finances](https://write-it-down.com/blog/how-to-actually-track-finances): A practical tracking method.
- [The real reason budgets do not work](https://write-it-down.com/blog/the-real-reason-budgets-dont-work): Common failures in budgeting habits.
- [Why people fail to track money](https://write-it-down.com/blog/why-people-fail-to-track-money): Consistency and awareness in money tracking.
- [How to design a money habit](https://write-it-down.com/blog/how-to-design-a-money-habit): Building a routine that lasts.
- [Best Mint alternatives](https://write-it-down.com/blog/best-mint-alternatives): Options after Mint's shutdown.
- [Five budget mistakes costing you money](https://write-it-down.com/blog/5-budget-mistakes-costing-you-money): Frequent budgeting errors and corrections.
- [The hidden fees draining your bank account](https://write-it-down.com/blog/the-hidden-fees-draining-your-bank-account): Finding recurring spending leaks.
- [Paycheck-to-paycheck escape plan](https://write-it-down.com/blog/51-percent-paycheck-to-paycheck-escape-plan): A structured starting plan.
- [If you are in your twenties, read this](https://write-it-down.com/blog/if-you-are-in-your-20s-read-this): Financial foundations for younger adults.

## Discovery

- [Write It Down sitemap](https://write-it-down.com/sitemap.xml): Indexable human-facing pages.