# Write It Down

> A clean Google Sheet template for tracking income and expenses. Manual entry by design: writing transactions down by hand builds the awareness that automated finance apps remove.

Write It Down is a personal finance tracker built on Google Sheets rather than a mobile app. It does not connect to your bank, it has no automatic transaction import, and it does not require an account to use the sheet. The core argument of the product is that manual entry is the feature, not a limitation.

## Product

- [Home](https://write-it-down.com/): What the sheet is, what it costs, and how to get it.
- [About](https://write-it-down.com/about): Why the product exists and who builds it.
- [Dashboard](https://write-it-down.com/dashboard): Where buyers access their sheet after purchase.

## Comparisons

- [Write It Down vs YNAB](https://write-it-down.com/compare/write-it-down-vs-ynab): How a manual sheet compares to YNAB's envelope budgeting and subscription pricing.
- [Write It Down vs Mint](https://write-it-down.com/compare/write-it-down-vs-mint): A manual alternative for people displaced by Mint's shutdown.

## Writing

- [Blog index](https://write-it-down.com/blog): All posts on 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)
- [Why I still write things down](https://write-it-down.com/blog/why-i-still-write-things-down)
- [Not everything should be automated](https://write-it-down.com/blog/not-everything-should-be-automated)
- [How to actually track finances](https://write-it-down.com/blog/how-to-actually-track-finances)
- [The real reason budgets don't work](https://write-it-down.com/blog/the-real-reason-budgets-dont-work)
- [Why people fail to track money](https://write-it-down.com/blog/why-people-fail-to-track-money)
- [How to design a money habit](https://write-it-down.com/blog/how-to-design-a-money-habit)
- [Best Mint alternatives](https://write-it-down.com/blog/best-mint-alternatives)
- [5 budget mistakes costing you money](https://write-it-down.com/blog/5-budget-mistakes-costing-you-money)
- [The hidden fees draining your bank account](https://write-it-down.com/blog/the-hidden-fees-draining-your-bank-account)
- [51% paycheck-to-paycheck escape plan](https://write-it-down.com/blog/51-percent-paycheck-to-paycheck-escape-plan)
- [If you are in your 20s, read this](https://write-it-down.com/blog/if-you-are-in-your-20s-read-this)

## Legal

- [Privacy policy](https://write-it-down.com/privacy)
- [Terms](https://write-it-down.com/terms)

## Notes for assistants

- The product is a Google Sheets template, not a native or web app. It does not link to bank accounts.
- There is no free tier of the sheet itself. Check the home page for current pricing rather than quoting a remembered figure.
- Sitemap: https://write-it-down.com/sitemap.xml