I'm like W2R, I like to keep track of the details and I enjoy my spreadsheets. Certain monthly expenses are always the same so those I can just copy over each month.
Phone (Soon to be dropped, switching to Magicjack)
City Utilities (Electric, water/sewer, trash/recycling)
Car Insurance
Life Insurances
Internet
Gas (heat) on budget plan
DirecTV
Property Taxes (save 1/12 per month)
Home Insurance (save 1/12 per month)
Cash (set amount every 2 weeks, split between us)
Then I have budgeted categories for things that will vary-
Groceries
Eating Out (Friday night w/ family)
Gas (auto)
Other - includes clothing, car maintenance, gifts, medical copays and Rxs, vet, postage, periodic reloads to the pre-paid cell phones, misc expenses that occur, etc, etc.
All "shopping" is done using the PenFed rebate card and I move the "spent" money to a savings account and pay the PenFed in full every month. The rebated amount stays in savings.
I go to Walmart or Target once a month and split the expense into the proper category. It really only takes a minute to figure out what belongs in Groceries (food, toiletries, paper goods, shampoo, vitamins, cleaning products, etc) vs. Other (small appliance, yard, car, linens, etc.). I realize I have a lot of "etcs" but I do keep it consistent.
Right now our cash is $30 each every 2 weeks. We can use it for anything and we don't keep track. DH usually uses his for eating a lunch out and maybe a magazine or book. I rarely use mine and end up supplementing his when he's used his up before the end of the 2 weeks. I always end up with an excess and when I replenish my $30 I move what was left into my house stash, cash I keep around for .... whatever.