Our Values
Fundamental principles guiding the collection and presentation of financial data on this blog.
Transparency in Data Collection
Every published figure comes from verifiable documentation. Supermarket receipts are digitized and archived monthly. Prices are recorded through photographs with visible date and location. Comparisons between establishments are made on the same day to ensure temporal validity. Utility expenses are documented through digital invoice captures with visible account numbers.
The tracking methodology involves three steps: photographic recording of price labels in three main supermarkets every Saturday, digitization of all purchase receipts through scanning application, and data entry into spreadsheet with categorization by product type. This process consumes approximately four hours weekly but provides a database of 127 products with 18-month history.
Transparency extends to method limitations. Not all products can be consistently tracked due to brand or presentation changes. Prices in small shops are more difficult to photograph. Regional variations mean Bahía Blanca data may not apply directly to other country areas. These limitations are explicitly declared to avoid incorrect generalizations.
Practicality in Shared Strategies
Documented strategies have been personally implemented for minimum periods of three months. Each recommendation includes actual implementation time, necessary resources, and measurable results obtained. Theories without practical validation are not shared. Advance purchase of non-perishable products requires initial capital equivalent to 15% of monthly budget and 2 cubic meters of storage space.
Practicality implies recognizing real constraints. Switching to electric bicycle for transport requires initial investment of ARS 180,000 and is only viable for distances under 12 kilometers. Provider diversification demands two additional weekly hours of planning and travel. Detailed expense tracking consumes four weekly hours of administrative work. These demands are quantified to allow realistic viability assessment.
Shared examples include both successes and failures. The attempt to reduce electricity consumption through habit changes only achieved 4.2% savings versus 15% expected. Wholesale purchase of perishable products resulted in 8% waste that canceled part of savings. These negative results are documented because they provide valuable information about practical limits of each strategy.
