I don't consciously control my spendings. I spend the most when going out with girls. Even though I enjoy the idea of cheap dates I dig good food too and occasional new "cool" things. So I spend most cash on food and random trips.
When I feel like I'm spending more than 100$ a week on food, going out and daily things I take note what I did wrong and whether it was worth it. Now I just don't waste money on silly things, even though I pay for cool extraordinary stuff sometimes I can still keep my spending on an ok level, so if I'm able to keep some savings after each month I don't need to write down each spending.
I spend less than 10$ a month on Alcohol on average. Sometimes more, sometimes 0. 10$ here is equal to 2-4 big bottles of vodka or 20 decent beers here. In short, I earn more for an hour of work so I don't feel the need to keep track of my alcohol spendings.