
Similar to bullet journals, Kakeibo is a pen-to-paper antidote for people struggling with overspending. Kakeibo, pronounced “Kah-keh-boh” and translated into “household finance ledger” was first published in a magazine targeting Japanese housewives, but its simplicity and effectiveness as a financial tool led the method to endure for more than 100 years. Often left unmentioned in the 1904 history books is the invention of a no-nonsense household ledger by a female Japanese journalist named Hani Motoko. In Japan, the Russo-Japanese war erupted when negotiations over Korea went sour. In London, Houdini first performed the mirror handcuff challenge. In the US, Rolls-Royce released its first car and the beloved author Dr Seuss was born.
