<human>: Can you provide a brief rundown of the text in within 3 sentences?

I get a 1099 and my biggest weakness is not having all my expenses categorized and logged. For tax season I just pull up my credit card and bank and Amazon statements which have the breakdowns and fudge everything together, and roughly estimate mileage. I'm guessing this will NOT fly at all if I get audited.

I have been reading about this topic and want to be better. I have downloaded Mint and considered tagging [expenses] where appropriate but feel it still won't help me in an audit unless I document everything better.

**Is there a quick and efficient way of creating a good and simple tax diary, in which I can just give it to the auditor and have him satisfied?** I am hoping someone has **an example or a nice template that I can follow** and fill in to build the habit of good documentation. I found  that was inspiring but believe some redditors have better methods :)

I figure I have to take pictures of all my receipts, unless those credit card and amazon statements suffice...
<bot>: I basically have no documentation of my 1099 expenses. I am seeking a template to follow for easy and comprehensive documentation, and tips on organizing receipts other than a shoebox.