This video discusses how you should enter everything that you purchase into the expenditure diary. It explains how purchases are divided into 4 different expense categories and describes what detailed information is required for each category.

The 4 expenditure categories are:

Food and Drink Away from home;
Food and Drink for Home Consumption;
Clothing, Shoes, Jewelry, and Accessories; and
All Other Products and Services.

Part 3 - Entering and Editing Expenses

This video demonstrates the process of adding an expense entry to the diary and how the expense can be edited or deleted. The video also provides a few detailed examples of how to enter expenses for each category using receipts as a record source.

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