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InvisibleMOTH
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Making a budget
    #7540375 - 10/20/07 06:47 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Lately I keep making different versions of the same budget. I've become enthralled with organizing the way I spend my money so that I always make sure I have enough to spend and to save.

Any budget making tips out there? I get paid weekly and anywhere from 370 - 400 if I work a bit of overtime, so I divide my monthly bills into weekly quadrants. I'm about to do another budget tonight. I get some sort of pleasure out of doing this! Anyone else?


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Re: Making a budget [Re: MOTH]
    #7540599 - 10/20/07 07:55 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

I HATE budgeting. I'm so bad at it. I don't know why I am bad at it, I just can't stick to the plan.

I'm a server, so this is my incredible financial plan: All my paycheques go into the bank to pay bills with. All my tips are for my day-to-day stuff. Gas, coffee, clothes... and EVERY SINGLE DAY I put all my toonies and loonies into a piggy bank. That's my savings. In 2006, my piggy bank had over $800 in it! Then a bunch of bad shit went down and I had to use it all up. Thank god for savings.


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Re: Making a budget [Re: MOTH]
    #7540618 - 10/20/07 07:59 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

different versions of the same budget? splain how


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Re: Making a budget [Re: lukeboots]
    #7540762 - 10/20/07 08:42 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Well, because I plan for different approaches in life. Like this is my budget if I did this, and this is my budget if I did that.

Cherrybom, while I like making budgets, I have not done too well at following through with them yet, probably because my checks take days and days to clear at the bank and it throws the entire thing off (direct deposit is supposed to be kicking in this week, thank goodness.)


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Re: Making a budget [Re: MOTH]
    #7540791 - 10/20/07 08:51 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Like last night, I got drunk and decided to some internet shopping. Not a great idea when you're judgement is highly impaired and you have to strictly watch your back account because even though you have over 600 dollars worth of money, you can't touch most of it for 5-7 business days...

So I impulsively bought a bunch of stuff, forgot about it, got up this morning and went to an ATM and realized, Oh shit! Stupid...so I've been tracking down what I bought last night and canceled my orders. I couldn't get ahold of this one company though...and if they don't cancel my order quickly, I may be in fee-trouble with the bank.

Yeah...since I'm so good at making budgets, now I just need to get good at sticking with them.


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Re: Making a budget [Re: CherryBom]
    #7540882 - 10/20/07 09:40 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

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CherryBom said:
I HATE budgeting. I'm so bad at it. I don't know why I am bad at it, I just can't stick to the plan.

I'm a server, so this is my incredible financial plan: All my paycheques go into the bank to pay bills with. All my tips are for my day-to-day stuff. Gas, coffee, clothes... and EVERY SINGLE DAY I put all my toonies and loonies into a piggy bank. That's my savings. In 2006, my piggy bank had over $800 in it! Then a bunch of bad shit went down and I had to use it all up. Thank god for savings.





That was my exact plan whenever I worked a tip industry job. Minus the funny names for money.


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Re: Making a budget [Re: Jadian]
    #7542219 - 10/21/07 10:45 AM (16 years, 3 months ago)

I'v heard her call her money "bits, and bobbles" before too.
She's a weird one.


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Re: Making a budget [Re: Dreamer987]
    #7542338 - 10/21/07 11:24 AM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Bits and bobbles sounds too English for a Canadian to be saying :tongue:


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Re: Making a budget [Re: MOTH]
    #7542403 - 10/21/07 11:42 AM (16 years, 3 months ago)

I hate budgets, I recieved a pay increase a few months ago and a fancy company credit card. It has caused me nothing but head aches and heart aches, I decided it was my ticket to spend like an asshole for a month and I'll pay for it untill the new year most likely.


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Re: Making a budget [Re: Adom]
    #7542691 - 10/21/07 12:59 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

i don't really have fun making budgets. here is m mine:

250 per month: rent
0-75 per month: bills
20-30 per week: food
10-20 per week: poker
4 per working day: starbucks and bus money
roughly 20 per week: extra food (pizza/candy/snapple)

yeah... i make about 600 a month. anything else goes to random odds and ends.


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Re: Making a budget [Re: truekimbo2]
    #7542778 - 10/21/07 01:20 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

apmex.com

it combines the pleasure of spending with benefits of saving. it even protects savings from being devalued by inflation!


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Re: Making a budget [Re: truekimbo2]
    #7542792 - 10/21/07 01:24 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

truekimbo, how the hell do you survive on 20-30 a week for food? i need 100 at least and this is with minimal junkfood


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Re: Making a budget [Re: VisionsToReality]
    #7542924 - 10/21/07 01:52 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Do you not cook yourself?

I can easily get by on 30-40 dollars a week for food if I dont eat out.

100 dollars would let me eat like a king.


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Re: Making a budget [Re: Madtowntripper]
    #7543219 - 10/21/07 03:08 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

If you put away $200 a month you should be able to afford a down payment on a mortgage in 5 years.

Put away half of every raise into savings.


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Re: Making a budget [Re: YidakiMan]
    #7543270 - 10/21/07 03:20 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

I take usually $150 out of my check every week just to spend on whatever. Everything else goes into the bank.

A budget is pretty important for me, I work 50-60 hours in the summer and 20-30 hours in the winter so if I don't stockpile during summer I don't have any $ for winter.


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Re: Making a budget [Re: CosmicFool]
    #7543800 - 10/21/07 05:57 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

i've become a budget junkie too. i like to use quicken but i kinda didnt keep it up to date for a month and half.
but i also like to look at sites like getrichslowly and lifehack.


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