I do double-bookkeeping on every expense in GnuCash. One of the best decisions I did in my 20s was not to go to bed without hitting in those couple numbers into

I do double-bookkeeping on every expense in GnuCash. One of the best decisions I did in my 20s was not to go to bed without hitting in those couple numbers into the computer. Elliminated a lot of stress in my life, and made me more savings oriented. My parents never talked to me about money. Reading The Richest Man in Babylon did the magic instead. Check it out, even if just the wiki article. It is worth its weight in gold-pressed latinum.