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How can I better track my finances and stick to a budget when dealing with many accounts and currencies?

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I'm looking for recommendations on budgeting software that is international-friendly (multiple currency support, ease of entry and import of data). Any experiences from other international users? I have been living on my own for the first time for the last year and a half, while attending university. So far, I have been able to live OK, without spending more than I earn, and without running into debt. I have been using jGnash for a while to track all of my expenses, however, a recent big expense (a short trip) has thrown my finances off balance. It's probably not such a big deal, but the balance on my credit card (which I usually pay fully, right away) is just scary. I am aware I need to do some budgeting to sort things out. I do have my emergency fund, but I don't want to blindly grab money out of it without doing some sort of planning to get back on track, and knowing how much I can afford to spend on entertainment and eating out for the following months. I now have about a year and a half worth of data I've religiously tracked, but do not know what to do with it. jGnash, while great for tracking income and expenses (specially considering that I have several accounts in multiple currencies), does not seem to be very suitable for working on a budget. I was taking a look at Yodlee Moneycenter, but I can't figure out a way of feeding the massive amount of data I currently have without manually entering each transaction. I'm already used to tracking every single expense I do, including a cup of coffe and mailing a letter, so I don't want to have to enter everything twice, even if I need to switch to a different tool. Since a few of my accounts are in a different currency, and some times I have to do transactions dealing with several currencies, international support would be great. Any recommendations on software that could help me with this? Freeware/inexpensive would be great too. I did a search on budgeting software, however, I was unable to figure out whether there was support for international currencies. I don't quite care for online banking (my foreign banks don't support it anyway), as long as there is a way to import my data into it in some way (csv is fine).