Well, this sure was an interesting experiment. Giving up your personal expense data sure opens pandora's box. But, you know, it's all in the spirit of learning.

I received my annual AMEX statement back in January. It included these two charts:


Normally I review what works and what doesn't. However, this week I'm incredibly short on time, so read Eva's review and you'd basically be reading what I would write.

For my viz, I knew I wanted something that I could view on my phone. Nearly every viz I created now, I start with the mobile version. It tends to lead to a better user experience. I drew inspiration from this dashboard by Money Dashboard:


In addition, I wanted to use the blue that in the AMEX Delta gold card. Ok, so without any more bantering, here's my makeover for this week. Clean, simple, tells me what I need to know. Good enough for me!