An Experiment in Budget Control, Part 2
I spent some time this week reviewing our bank statements and plugging in the numbers to Gail’s Worksheet, and I finally came up with the amounts to put into our cash jars. So, below are the jars of cash that we have for our spending for the week. There is actually one jar missing for “Other”. I bought a fifth jar, but realized it was broken when I got home, so there is one jar of $29.50 missing from the photo.
It will take some discipline, but I know that we can definitely live within these means. It might not seem like $140 for groceries is a lot, but I recently switched grocery stores and have found that I am saving a lot of money on food. Last week I spent well-under the $140 on food, so I think we’ll be okay. I’ll let you know at the end of the week how this experiment played out.
If you’ve ever tried this, please share your story with me.
If you missed my previous post on this topic, please go to this page.
Great experiment, I hope it works out for you!
Yes, that makes sense) Thank you for your comment!
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Oh, thank you very much. It is very important for me!
Spending money up front via an envelope (or jar) system so you know where it goes before it goes anywhere is a solid plan.
Yes, this is a good way. I know what you mean! Thank you!
@natalyaborqo I read with interest your blog! I want to ask whether you understand Russian? Because so for me easily to write commentary to you!