ABC Everyday From the Barefoot Investor to "anti-budgeting", here are three methods that don't require tracking every dollar. ( Share Print text only Let's face it: budgeting isn't much fun. But there are some approaches to managing money that don't require you to document each expense. In fact, once set-up, they can be used to put your financial life on auto-pilot. With the help of a financial adviser, we looked at three popular budgeting methods that don't require too much grunt work. The Barefoot Investor approach A lot of people will have heard about Scott Pape, the Barefoot Investor, whose best-selling book has sparked something of a financial revolution in Australia.