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December sneaks up on people every year. Not because you’re out there buying luxury gifts. It's the small stuff that does the damage. A quick Amazon “add to cart.”A dinner you said yes to without thinking.A last-minute teacher gift. Another Uber because it’s freezing and you’re done walking for the year. By January, the total looks nothing like what you remember spending.

Your spending went up this week. Before changing your budget, it helps to know what caused it. A bank CSV is a spreadsheet file of transactions. With a little preparation, you can turn those rows into a weekly review and use an AI assistant to explore what the numbers mean. This example uses fictional bank and card records. Spending rises from $248 to $356. Dining explains $82 of that $108 increase. You can follow the review below without writing code, then try the optional w

Your spending went up this week. Find out what changed, check the transactions behind the answer, and bring the result back to your budget.