I was really excited Sunday when I found $10 in a pair of jeans from my closet. So excited that I spent it!
We spent some money we probably shouldn't have this past weekend! Prince Charming took me to a movie - might I add that I always flash our student ID's ($2.00 off each ticket) I'm keeping that ID forever! I had a giftcard for Kohls - so like any other normal woman I spent more than the gift card balance.
Our envelope budget is kind of not working - honestly I have 2 issues with the envelope system.
1) It was not necessary to have $$ in the grocery envelope because I have a full fridge (shopping last week) so we have spent that money differently... which defeats the purpose. This envelope will make better sense when I start grocery shopping on a weekly basis. BTW- I will discuss later why weekly grocery shopping is necessary to save money when using coupons.
2) Gas Envelope doesn't really work for us. I may delete the gas envelope all together because we ALWAYS use our debit cards for gas. Also I don't think this is something I can limit with our lifestyle. Prince Charming goes to college 30 minutes away from our home and I am constantly driving with my MK business. Did I mention I write off all my MK mileage anyway?
I do love the envelope system - I just think it has to be a trial and error system until you find what fits for your family.
Another thing - I have been wanting to purchase some books off Amazon - I kept watching the prices and could not justify spending $$$ on books right now after we spent $400 on books for Prince Charming's classes.
So I read about Coinstar not charging fees when you choose to get an ecertificate. So I collected some change from a jar, the car and a few random drawers in the house and got $36.87 dollars to use as I please on Amazon!
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