Some tips on how to use Zapper
Posted by Hima on July 21, 2009
1) Send sms to 312 469 9600 with just the word “help” in the message. Zapper will lead you step-by-step from there on.
2) Just get started. Sign up immediately for free trial. Either use default goals for GRO, EAT, MIS and GAS (I used only these 4 categories) or set some goals. Send an expense “GAS 0.00″ for starters
3) I found it very useful to have comments in the next line:
GAS 35
* filled Gas at BP gas station intersection of main and woodward, julietville
4) I found the reminders useful. I always pay attention to each reminder. I think for a quick second, “are there expenses that I have not yet zapped?” If I havent, I do so immediately. I doubt if I have missed even a single expense since I started Zapping. The funny thing is this: when I started my reasoning was that I never tracked expenses before. Even if I track half of what I am spending, I am ahead of where I was before 
5) I found the monthly pdf very useful. Mostly to know how much I spent in each category. Any places I can cut down. And then set more realistic spending goals for next months
6) So I tell folks to just set any goals to begin with and then modify them monthly to fine-tune
