till debt do i part

[morganmom2]

i decided to put my family on a budget so i went to the second hand store and got jars (like on til debt do us part) .10 cents each

i bought a binder friendly calendar to plan our meals out 1.00

pop from GT 50 cents each with coupon

dawn dish soap parmasave 50 cents

2 nestle sparkling water 25 cents each with coupon

large nestle water 25 cents each with coupon

total spent 5.00 and now to sort out the jars. i do have to say i went on gail vaz-oxalades website and she has an amazing budget spread sheet. i am actually excited to get started!!!

[Kawartha Beads]

I love that show too! Do you have a link to the website? I was actually thinking of doing the same thing just yesterday. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[morganmom2]

http://www.gailvazoxlade.com/
on her resource page there are some amazing links, on the budgel spreadsheet at the very bottom on how to use it. it is helpful to do so because it looks straight forward but there are steps on how to do it.
good luck keep me posted. i got a budget binder ready and i am putting my monthly meal planner calendar in it as well so i can plan and budget our meals better.

[N@t@]

Love that show!!!!! Good luck on your jars!!!

[FallenPixels]

Good luck, we saved so much when spending from cash and tracking it, in fact I think we should go back to it

[Shwa Girl]

morganmom2
Fantastic idea.

What I'm doing-
get twenties from the bank machine with a limit each week.
Spend up to 15 dollars and save the fives, using free envelopes located at the bank machine.

When I need to use a five dollar bill, keep the loonies and toonies.

It's a game, but the money sure stretches.

[sweetmomma]

Great idea--love that show!

[ssbean]

i decided to put my family on a budget so i went to the second hand store and got jars (like on til debt do us part) .10 cents each

i bought a binder friendly calendar to plan our meals out 1.00

pop from GT 50 cents each with coupon

dawn dish soap parmasave 50 cents

2 nestle sparkling water 25 cents each with coupon

large nestle water 25 cents each with coupon

total spent 5.00 and now to sort out the jars. i do have to say i went on gail vaz-oxalades website and she has an amazing budget spread sheet. i am actually excited to get started!!!

I love Gail Van-oxalades website. I use her budget spreadsheet. I also use an expense tracker . The combination of those 2 works great for me. I am still using envelopes but I love the idea of the jars so you can actually see the money.

[Scottishgal]

Love that show as well. Thanks for posting the link.

[ColleenMGorecki]

good stuff, l have been using envelopes for 30 years and it has worked great for my husband and l we live debt free which is a wonderful feeling.

[Ang735]

Great job! Love that idea too! (and that show)

[Lady_Lucy]

Great idea! Good luck

[Zonny]

I think that show appeals to us all because it shows people in worse shape than us who can dig themselves out. So it makes us feel better about ourselves, that we're not THAT bad!

Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan too, watch it all the time, but I think this is part of the reason!

[grannyg]

It is amazing show,, been watching her for yrs... Itold my daughter that I want one of her books for Christmas... I will likly have to buy it myself....

[Marzenia]

I really like the show, too. Many good advices and ideas. But what to do when you already control every penny you spend, not thousands like some of the people in the show? I am on the budget from the beggining of the year and sometimes it is really hard to meet the numbers. Now, when reading SC for hours, I am more smart when it comes to shopping and I can really see the improvement.
Thanks SC!