Tracking Minion Health

[AlenaRyu]

Hey there, ho there.
I'm looking for a convenient way to track individual monster health, particularly when one of the monsters is hurt, but the others arn't.

I'm considering purchasing these: http://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Status-Markers-Original-Colors/dp/B00GFCI4X2 /ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1445647223&sr=8-2&keywords=wet+erase+to kens , and writing in dry-erase just how much damage a given creature has taken, a much less irritating process then the paper-flags-on-plastic-tokens our group uses now.

Before I go spending the 20-something bucks on what amounts to colored magnets though, I'm wondering if the PF community has found anything better? Perhaps a cheaper or more effective way of tracking different HP values on a board?

I've been looking at these too, http://www.amazon.com/Privateer-Press-Minature-Game-Minions/dp/B004E8HUDO/r ef=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1445650244&sr=8-5&keywords=Mkii+tokens, but I'm not sure if they're 1 inch tokens, and I'm disapointed by the lack of varied colors...

[Shaun Hocking]

I just use a notepad, much cheaper.

[Cerwin]

I use 3x5 index cards. I will use one or more cards depending on how many enemies there are and will divide the card up into, at most, 4 sections with pre-rolled initiative and starting HP. I will also have some way to differentiate between the tokens on the map and note that on the card too.