Week one: enter your last three purchases. Week two: add photos to the two fuzziest items. Week three: create one folder that matches your safe.
If you miss a week, resume—no guilt inventory.
Pair with official onboarding
The first session checklist is the click-by-click companion to this cadence.
Common questions
- What if my stack is huge already?
Backfill in batches by year or by metal. Progress beats waiting for a mythical free weekend.
Related guides
- Spreadsheet vs portfolio app for metals: honest trade-offs
When a grid wins, when software wins, and how to try StackerTracker without deleting your old sheet.
- Why a modular dashboard matters for stackers and collectors
How draggable modules reduce clutter, put prices and news beside holdings, and stop you from hunting through menus.
- Display currency: what portfolio totals really mean
How display currency affects formatting, not metal content, and why picking a sensible home currency reduces daily friction.
- The Commodity Prices tile in plain English
What the dashboard price tile does, how to pick symbols, and how to interpret numbers next to your stack.
- Migrating from notes apps, camera rolls, and group chats
A sane path from scattered proof-of-purchase screenshots to one structured portfolio without retyping everything in one night.