Comments on: Cash in Envelopes http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/cash-in-envelopes/ The official blog of Military Spouse Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:54:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Jessica Boots http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/cash-in-envelopes/#comment-884 Jessica Boots Fri, 09 May 2008 23:29:22 +0000 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-884 You hit the NAIL on the head about cash for sure! It is so funny how Psychologically we seem to over look how much we are spending when we use plastic. I am for sure guilty as charged. (not pun intended) With cash I notice I am more careful as to not spend so liberally. I am not doing the David Ramsey program but have taken some of his advice like tearing up the cards and making an emergency fund etc. Thanks for yet another GREAT post! Keep 'em coming! You hit the NAIL on the head about cash for sure! It is so funny how Psychologically we seem to over look how much we are spending when we use plastic. I am for sure guilty as charged. (not pun intended) With cash I notice I am more careful as to not spend so liberally. I am not doing the David Ramsey program but have taken some of his advice like tearing up the cards and making an emergency fund etc. Thanks for yet another GREAT post! Keep ‘em coming!

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]]> By: thomaslitchford http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/cash-in-envelopes/#comment-859 thomaslitchford Mon, 05 May 2008 00:28:01 +0000 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-859 Alaina, good luck with your envelopes. And congratulations on being debt free! Amanda, isn't it awesome how much easier it is to save with cash? There's an instant gratification you don't get when you use a card. Danielle and I started using cash years ago for our "discretionary" spending, i.e. Starbucks, going out to eat, the movies, etc. It really helped, so I think this new system will help even more. Alaina, good luck with your envelopes. And congratulations on being debt free!

Amanda, isn’t it awesome how much easier it is to save with cash? There’s an instant gratification you don’t get when you use a card.

Danielle and I started using cash years ago for our “discretionary” spending, i.e. Starbucks, going out to eat, the movies, etc. It really helped, so I think this new system will help even more.

]]> By: Amanda http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/cash-in-envelopes/#comment-858 Amanda Sun, 04 May 2008 23:37:50 +0000 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-858 Ha! I put a check in an envelope to give to my hubbys ex on the 15th of every month. Does that count? Seriously...awesome! I used to always carry cash, what I had left over from paying the BILLS was really all I had $25.00. I saved those extra 25.00 and before long it was $300.00 and then 600.00. Not bad for a single mother (no child support) making 7.50 an hour a few years ago. Ha! I put a check in an envelope to give to my hubbys ex on the 15th of every month. Does that count? Seriously…awesome! I used to always carry cash, what I had left over from paying the BILLS was really all I had $25.00. I saved those extra 25.00 and before long it was $300.00 and then 600.00. Not bad for a single mother (no child support) making 7.50 an hour a few years ago.

]]> By: Alaina http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/cash-in-envelopes/#comment-845 Alaina Fri, 02 May 2008 00:07:08 +0000 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-845 It's weird that you posted this messages today. I, too, started the envelope system today! haha. I learned it from my parents but fell off the wagon when I got married. Now that hubby and I are debt free and he's about to come home from deployment, I set up a budget for us and broke out the envelopes today. Hope it works out for ya! It’s weird that you posted this messages today. I, too, started the envelope system today! haha. I learned it from my parents but fell off the wagon when I got married. Now that hubby and I are debt free and he’s about to come home from deployment, I set up a budget for us and broke out the envelopes today. Hope it works out for ya!

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