You have all heard me talk about budgeting and using a cash only envelope system. I want to share the system I am currently using now. Its the wallet system I found from A time for everything (an etsy shop). Melissa is so talented and has created the cutest designed wallets ever.
Here is my wallet. Its so pretty.
Our debt story
We decided back in November of 2009 that we were tired of being in debt. We were tired of giving away our paychecks to creditors. We had enough! Until one day, I stumbled upon Dave Ramsey’s website and it changed our lives forever! We started financial peace university and changed our way of spending forever. So now at the first of every month, I sit down and figure out what we “expect” to get paid and I create a budget on excel. EVERY MONTH its a new budget. I adjust as I see fit. Some months we spend too much in groceries, or hardly spend any in gas… so I adjust. I budget to a zero balance. That means every penny is spent and placed somewhere. If my bills are all budgeted and monthly expenses are allotted, whatever is left goes into a savings acct (if we are not fully funded in our emergency fund). We like to keep $2000 in our fund. If thats full, then the rest will be used to pay down the smallest bill that we owe. And so on and so forth. Thats called the debt snowball. We have about one more year before we are debt free (minus the house and now a new car that we just recently purchased). My car of 8 years finally died on me. Once the bills are paid off, I will double up on my car payment, and finally the house. We are not perfect and sometimes fail, but we get back up and start a new day.
The categories I use for my envelope system are:
Gas ($80/pay – we dont drive far)
Groceries ($150/wk)
Entertainment ($100/wk)
School ($10/wk for misc. lunch, fees, etc. They usually pack.)
Medical ($100/pay for co pays, prescriptions, eyes, dental, etc. Whats left goes into savings.)
*I use my bank acct. to pay my bills through electronic bill pay.
The Giveaway!!
Today I am giving away one Envelope system wallet to one lucky reader. The winner will get to choose their fabric combination of choice (Melissa will email you at the end to show you your choice of combinations).
How to win?
1. Become a follower of ABFOL.
3. Comment here telling me if you are on a budget? Cash budget? or what budget? and how its working for you.
4. For all extra entries: blog, facebook or tweet about the giveaway (let me know you did).
Good luck. The giveaway starts NOW and will end at midnight on 1/16.
Whats in Melissa’s shop?
Envelope system walltes
Envelope system kits
Band it envelope systems
Cash stash wallets
Stuff for kids
Coin pouches
and extras.
Wallets
Kids “Give, spend, save” pouches.
Custom made labels.
A SPECIAL OFFER
Not only am I giving away a cash wallet, but Melissa is offering FREE SHIPPING on all IN STOCK orders through her etsy shop during the giveaway week. Just use the code LEMONS at checkout. (Here) is the link to her website.
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I am a follow of ABFOL.
I am a follower of ABFOL!
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I am now following Melissa’s blog…and what adorable things in her etsy store!
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I was just considering switching to a cash budget. This would work very well as the hubby tends to forget to let me know when he uses the debit card (I balance my checkbook to the penny!). 🙂 This would be a great start….
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I follow ABFOL 🙂
My husband and I budget. I’m in charge of it and every night before I bed I enter in all the numbers. We have a $100/wk allowance for fun money and it’s been so great. We haven’t gone over so far (We started Dec. 1). It feels so good to be on top of things. I own a dance studio so my income is always dependent on how many kids register so I never really know. We do month to month as well. We are almost out of debt. I say 2 more months!! It’s the best feeling. I would love to try this system!!
I am also now following Melissa’s blog 🙂
I am a follow of ABFOL
I am now following Melissa’s blog.
Currently my husband and I are not on a budget, but we really should be. I just started reading about Dave Ramsey at the start of the year. My hope is to put something in place by Spring.
We are working on our out of control debt. Following Dave Ramsey plan also. Still step 1 and pretty sure we will be in step 2 forever lol
I follow ABOL 🙂
I follow ABOl
I went to a completely cash budget a few years ago and loved it! I saved so much money because it really made me think about where my money was going, and it became a challenge to me to save as much as possible.
I got away from doing that in the past year, and it’s a goal of mine to start again this year. I’m much more accountable to myself when I’m cash only.
I now follow Melissa’s blog
I follow ABFOL.
Anna
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I’ve been a following for awhile and love your posts. You are so down to earth and really tell it like it is. We’ve been doing Dave Ramsey since 2007 and paid off a lot through 2009. We have student loans and a car payment left. In 2009 after making a last payment on another vehicle we found out we were pregnant with twins! We were so glad we had started the Dave Ramsey plan when we did. We are just now really getting back on track and doing the Cash System. It’s been going great this month!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Blessings,
Stefanie
I am so excited to find your blog!!! My husband and I have been through FPU, but are off the “wagon”. You are inspiring me to get back up again. I definitely need these cute cash envelopes for the plan. FPU works!,, we love Dave Ramsey!!!
I follow ABFOL
I am a follower of ABFOL!
I follow ABFOL! 🙂
I’m not really on a budget right now, but I need to be more organized so I can save more toward home improvement projects.
I now follow Melissa and gosh, her Etsy store is so cute! Might just buy something!
I am drooling over these envelope wallets! My husband and I went through FPU about three years ago. We are not in any debt except for our house but now have two kids in college and a sophomore in high school and we are trying to get them all through college debt free. We made a renewed commitment to a cash system as a New Year’s resolution. But it would be SO MUCH easier if I had a cute wallet to motivate me 🙂 I am following you and Melissa. Thanks!
With me being a SAHM and my husband a teacher, we are most definitely on a budget. I don’t know that we really have a set system. My husband is the one who’s good with money so he plans out how much we can spend on what and we try not to go outside of that. When we have cash we use it it to get gas and groceries instead of using the debit card. We aren’t always good at it but we try to stick to it as best we can. I love the cash only idea and the super cute wallet to organize it!
I’ve been a follower for quite awhile and am now following you on FB and pinterest!! I’m also following Melissa on all three now too!!! Oh my goodness I LOVE her etsy shop! Can I please have one of each??
I started honestly putting myself on a budget in March of last year. & then I lost my job in April & it’s been downhill ever since. Now that I’m finally working and with tax & school refunds right around the corner, I am starting over and determined to get money into savings and debt paid off as soon as possible! GAZELLE intensity!
Dave Ramsey continues to be an inspiration and I look forward to following his plan in FPU!!
Jess
I am now following Melissa 🙂
I’m currently reading The Total Money Makeover and was feeling pretty discouraged about toting around cash since a debit card is so much easier, but these wallets are super cute.
I am starting the cash envelope system this weekend! I listen to the Dave Ramsey show and think that this system is the answer to our financial issues especially overspending. I’m a follower of ABFOL!
I already follow you both! Small world she lives in the same city as me! Have loved her wallets and her positive attitude. Yours as well, happy slice of lemon when you post!! Love Dave and hope to be able to call in some friday and yell out loud!!
My husband and I discovered Dave Ramsey about a year ago and it has really made a difference in how, at least for me, we spend/save our money. Everything has a place and we know that everything is going to get paid!
I am a follower!
I am a follower of Melissa’s blog, too!
I visited her etsy shop and shopped around for a bit! 🙂
I am very much hoping that this giveaway goes in my favor because my husband and I, about a month ago, made the plunge and have vowed to do the ‘ramsey’ budget/envelope system. I’m currently using paper envelopes that I printed off a freebie site and they just aren’t as pretty as Melissa’s gorgeous wallets. So far our budget has gone great! We’ve, of course, had to adjust here and there since it’s pretty new to us, but overall we have structure and are loving the cash system.
I follow your blog
I like the cash system
I love this! Your blog is great. I followed & subscribed to both. I love her etsy shop – especially Cash Envelope System Wallet with laminated cotton.
I am on a cash budget as well! Just started for the new year. This would definetly help keep me on track. Plus as a new-er sewer this would serve as an excellent template and example for me.
Thanks for the great giveaway.
I’m a ABFOL follower!
I am now following Melissa’s blog.
I’ve been by her Etsy site, and i LOVE the patterns she used on everything. So cute! The kids’ ones are a great idea too.
I’ve made a budget for years on paper and used the whole budget book and Home Management binder for it, but never could get either my husband nor I to stick to it. So no matter how nice it was, it never worked because we just wouldn’t follow it. But this year we’ve started using a spreadsheet and it’s been so much easier to make the budget and move things around as some things need to be paid earlier or have to put off til the next paycheck etc. At first my hubby was logging into the Google docs to view it, but he’s stopped thinking about it. So it’s mainly up to me to make sure we do it and stick to it. It’s a main goal for us this year, and I know the cash system is where we need to be. I have a crude one I’ve made out of a coupon organizer, but it’s not ideal. Hoping I win one of Melissa’s! Thanks for having this contest!!
I am a ABFOL follower!
I am following Melissa’s blog.
My husband and I started the Dave Ramsey budget last October. It’s going okay. I get a little stressed out while grocery shopping, but usually come in just under my $100/wk. We use a leather Dave Ramsey envelope system, but these are so much prettier. It would make me smile everytime I pulled it out of my purse.
I follow you through reader!
I am a follower of ABFOL!
I am now following Melissa’s blog and love the cute things in her etsy shop.
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I tried to do an excel spreadsheet every month to set our budget, but it didn’t work well for us. We never stuck to it. I am in desperate need to come up with a system. Right now we’re just spending money and putting any excess into a savings account. The cash system sounds like a great way to do it. I love the cute wallets too!
I am already a follower here and you are in my blogroll. I am now following Melissa AND our budget is very tight right now. We just shut our pizza biz down after 20 years! It is a long story why…but that’s not for here:)
Anyway…we use cash only…NO credit…stopped that about 3 years ago. My husband gives me so much each week for groceries and misc. When that’s gone…it’s gone. Right now we aren’t going to movies or out to eat. Just watching everything.
I think the Dave Ramsy way is an excellent idea. My son, Jackson took that course and loved the envelope system.
I hope I win!!!
Thanks for the chance:)
I am a follower of ABFOL! LOVE it! 🙂
I am now a follower of Melissa, and looked around her shop! Such cute stuff!!
My husband and I also try to follow Dave’s plan! We read Dumping Debt and Financial Peace University and are on our way! We are young with 2 kids, so it can be a challenge, but we are trying hard! It will be such a great feeling to be debt free one day!! I would LOVE one of these cute wallets!
I am follower of ABFOL. elleb at inbox dot com
My husband and I are trying to pay off $5000 of debt this year. We are on a tight budget, counting every penny and using the snowball effect. Thanks for the opportunity to win this nice wallet. I have been looking at them on etsy all week. 🙂 elleb at inbox dot com
As the New year approached my husband and I were determined to change our way of spending/saving, (or lack thereof). I found your website through pinterest and have been addicted ever since!! As a mother of 5, and a teacher who decided to stay at home with the kiddos we have made a lot of sacrifices (totally worth it!!) We just could never seem to get on track!! After I made my home management binder and got things organized I looked into David Ramsey’s snowball debt plan. We are currently working towards being debt free! I now it’s early, but I pray for diligence and determination!!! I’m also excited about the impact this is having on my children. This morning my 6th grader told me that he figured we saved 36 dollars this week by packing lunches!! Thanks you are a true inspiration!!
I follow ABFOL!!
I use a budget as well. We completed FPU in 2009 and I still use my original Dave Ramsey cash envelope system and I would love something with a lot more style!!
I follow ABFOL blog 🙂
We made the switch this year to the envelope system and have been hit pretty hard living overseas with a bad exchange rate. However, I feel SO much more freedom knowing our boundaries and enjoying what we can purchase with cash. We have a baby coming next month and one of our biggest financial goals was met last October when we paid off our final payment to student loans and are now 100% debt free! Praise God! Now its amazing to think with our sweet new baby coming that we can focus more on actually being proactive about long-term savings. LOVE the envelope system and LOVE these adorable wallets!
also i subscribed to her blog in my google reader…is that the same as following? i hope so!
I am a follower of ABFOL
I started following Melissa’s blog
We are definitely on a budget, this year more than any other year.
I am a follower of ABFOL and am now following Melissa’s blog. One of my goals this year is to eliminate debt, and the envelope system is something I plan on doing to help accomplish this. Thanks for the chance to win this adorable wallet 🙂
I follow your blog.
I follow ABFOL
I’m a brand new follower of Melissa’s blog and checked out her shop – – love that her wallets use laminated fabric.
I’m now following Melissa’s blog and I visited her shop. I love all the beautiful fabrics!
I have just started Financial Peace University and am hoping to continue following our budget and get out of debt as quickly as possible.
I was on a budget up until a few years back and it worked great. My husband & I set dollar amounts for each category and then I just kept track of my spending in a mini notebook.
I’ve noticed since stopping that our saving has pretty much stopped too. I need to get back into it and am interested in looking into the cash envelopes.
Thanks for the chance!
I follow ABFOL!
I’m a follower of ABFOL, and visited the Melissa’s etsy shop. We’ve been on a cash based budget for 7+ years, though only been a Dave Ramsey follower for about 12 months now. My envelope system isn’t nearly as pretty as anything that Melissa offers.
I now follow Melissa’s blog and checked out her Etsy shop.
I follow your blog. Great giveaway!
Lori : )
Thrifty Decor Mom
I follow both blogs. I don’t budget as well as I should, but I do have a separate account for the bills that I know I pay the same amount each month (mortgage, daycare, credit card). Then I have my “everyday” account that goes for everything else. I hope to make 2012 the year that I get all of this under control! Thanks for having a giveaway!
We are on a budget and are doing the cash, envelope budget.
I am a follower of ABFOL!!
I am following Melissa’s blog!
I am a follower of ABFOL!!
I love the envelope system wallets that she has. The fabrics are so cute!
I’m a follower of a ABFOL! I love to here about your budget ideas! Thank you for sharing!
I follow her blog!!
I am a follower of ABFOL!
We are on a budget. The cash one does not work for me but we know how much we make every month ahead of time and I put it all in Excel and anything that is left after all the bills are paid and groceries, gas, and such are accounted for thee rest goes into savings. We are doing the snow all and love it and hope to be debt free by the end of this year. Except for the house. But just to get rid of everything else will feel so good!
I follow ABFOL and want to try the cash budget system.
Visited her etsy store and love all of the wallet styles and the kid styles are great too!
I am a follower of ABFOL.
Following Melissa’s blog…and love her etsy store!
I facebooked about the giveaway!
I am a follower of ABFOL! 🙂
Hallo! My experience is very different from all of you, since I am Italian and here things work quite differently. I only have a checking account and the ATM/debit card that goes with it. I receive my salary (monthly) and I pay my bills on this account. It is where I keep all my money, I don’t really see the meaning of having a saving account. And having only 2000 dollars (or euro) on my account I would never feel ok, I would be so worried! If I lose my job, I would probably not be able to find another one in 6-8 months (this is the terrible Italian job market condition right now) so considering 500 euro minimum as monthly expense – more if you have a rent to pay or a mortgage – I like to have at least 5000 euro on my account.
Then I have 2 credit cards. But here credit cards get debited on your account in FULL each month. So we don’t get too much in debt. Every month I could use my total 4000 euro plafond (2000 for each card) but the next month I would see my bank account with 4000 euro less. Easy! 🙂 The only way we have to be in debt is to have a mortgage or a financing, and it’s usually done for big items (house, car, furniture, electrical appliances).
Of course I am assuming you have a salary that covers your normal expenses, but this is a different story.
I hope that many people in the US do the same as you and stop using those “evil” credit cards. 🙂
I tweeted about the giveaway!
My husband does the budget and gives me the grocery money, which is approx $100/wk to budget out myself accordingly for a family of 5.
Right now, I’m using a free trial of Pear Budget. I’m new to budgeting but I like Pear Budget so far.
I am a follower of ABFOL!
I am a follower of Melissa’s blog now & visited her etsy shop AND became a FB fan!!! 🙂
I am following Melissa’s blog, too!
I do not have a cash budget at all but need to really start!
I follow ABFOL on FB.
I am on a semi-cash budget. We started the cash system last fall & slowly became lax as the hussle of the holidays hit. So I am on a new leaf & ready to get started again..this wallet will be perfect, as my struggle the first go around was the paper envelopes in my purse. When we are on the cash system – our budget is hit PERFECT in every category…so here’s to my new year & hopefully one of those darling wallets!!!
I follow ABFOL 🙂
Started following Melissa and checked out her store. Love the fabrics she uses!
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Just starting to figure out a budget. About 1/2 way through Dave Ramseys book. Can’t wait to start.
I just visited Melissa’s etsy shop – SO cute!
I am on the difficult transitional path to an envelope system! I have successfully set up all my autopays that I possibly can so I never have to worry about forgetting my payments! The biggest thing I have done is to freeze my credit card in a block of ice! It keeps me from using it without thinking…if I want to use it to buy something, it needs to be a darn good reason because it takes a couple hours to thaw! Because I am a very young homeowner and still have college debt, I can’t get rid of it completely in case of a true emergency. However, I have made a huge dent into paying my debts by setting a strict envelope budget for entertainment, food, and gas, which has been going really well!
I love your blog. Thanks for the cute ways to stay organized- especially when it comes to money. I just got married this past summer so my husband and I budget a lot to stay on top of what we owe. This would be a great tool to help us. Thanks for the chance to win something fun 🙂
I follow both of you. I am on a grocery budget but that’s about it. I really need to start a cash budget system for it and all the other things I purchase.
I follow ABFOL!
I follow A Time for Everything!
We only use cash but I’m so unorganized with it.
I am a long time follower of ABFOL! 🙂
I’m a follower!
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I’m a follower of Melissa’s blog! And I just favorited her shop on Etsy!
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We do not follow a budget ( perhaps that is why we have debt ) . Our paychecks go directly into the bank and I withdrawl too much money for groceries weekly. The rest goes to our neverending bills. This isnt working for us so I am heading over to Dave Ramsey’s site to get some ideas and help in getting started with budgeting.
I already follow ABFOL 😉
We are on a budget but not a very organized one. I need to be better about it.
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I just visited Melissa’s etsy shop ! She is so talented.
I am now a follower of Melissa’s blog
i am a new follower of Melissa’s blog and i am startign to try an do the cash system, hard to fill the envelopes up, but working this month to be one month ahead in my envelopes.
I just blogged about your giveaway! 🙂
I’m a follower of ABFOL!
I am a follower of your blog. I followed Melissa’s Blog too & looked at her etsy shop.
Now as far as a budget…I say I am on one. I write the expenses every paycheck and allocate money to a zero balance. Then, I get to the store and buy WAY to much. Once the next paycheck comes, I’m borrowing money from other categories to make it work.
Hopefully this cash envelope system will kick my rear end into gear!
Thanks so much!
I’ve been a follower of Lemons for a few months now. LOVE IT!!
I just shared your give away on FB & will also tweet about it, as well as post a link on my blog.
We are debt free besides our mortgage thanks to Dave Ramsey. We followed his snow ball system & were able to get out of debt & buy a bigger home. My income is suffering right now, but thanks to Dave, we aren’t in dire straights!
I have been thinking of starting the envelope cash system once I read about it on your blog last wk. I want to start giving before I pay bills & save. I think the cash wallet system will help me start this new way of managing my money. 🙂
these wallets are ADORABLE & FUNCTIONAL – what a wonderful combintation – thanks for hostessing this wonderful giveaway – keeping my fingers crossed. We are on a forever budget…we only buy what we can afford THAT month never carrying a balance over to the next month – if it is something bigger – we SAVE to buy it (I’m currently saving for a new couch!) So…this means I have to WAIT to get stuff I really want but it FEELS right & good!
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happily following a bowl full of lemons!
I am following A Time for Everything. I enjoyed looking at her Etsy shop. I really like her “Give-Save-Spend” envelope for kids.
We kinda-sorta have a budget, but not really. I have a set amount of cash I take out for groceries, but it usually isn’t quite enough (okay if I’m really honest, I just need to spend less!). All other bills get paid through the checkbook when they come due. I like your idea of sitting down at the beginning of the month and making a budget for that month’s bills.
We are on a loose budget and currently use credit card and mint.com to track. I would really like to pay down our studen loans so maybe the cash system would help.
following melissa’s blog too & checked out her darling etsy shop – what brilliant products!
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I am a follower of BFOL!
I am currently on a budget loosely based on Dave Ramsey’s plan. We do the zero balance budget and are continuing to tweak it to make it work. It’s difficult, but definetely holds us accountable.
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I am now a follower of Melissa’s blog!
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I am a follower of ABFOL
etsy shop is awesome
i use the dave ramsey system too! love the zero balance budget. i am still amazed (after 14 years) how much less money i spend when i use cash over my debit card!
i fb about the giveaway!
I follow ABFOL.
One of our goals this is year is to write & stick to a budget every month!
totally need to do this! I’m a ABFOL follower!
One of our resolutions for this year is to FINALLY create a budget, we’ve never had one before (shame) and are now serious about getting financially fit!
I just discovered you today & am now following ABFOL (cute name). I am just getting going with Dave Ramseys finanacial peace university after a year of procrastination. I am also following Melissa too-I LOVE LOVE LOVE her wallet systems on ETSY-I want one!-fun & funky budgeting!
What a great giveaway! I need to get on a strict budget in a bad way. We “try” to follow a lot of the things that Dave Ramsey teaches, but have not really buckled down and stuck to a tight plan…and it shows. Our holiday spending went a little wonky and now the bill are coming in. I am planning on using the debt snowball and switching to the cash only plan would be a wonderful way to get me on track. Thanks again for the giveaway.
I’m a follower of ABFOL
I’m following Melissa’s blog…and her Etsy shop is so cute…I really like the little kids wallets, too.
I am a follower of ABFOL.
My husband and I are two weeks into an 8-week Seeking Financial Freedom class at our church. Most of the materials are from http://www.crown.org and the instructor uses a lot of Dave Ramsey and Larry Burkett teachings – and mottos.
We are trying to get our finances under control and the cash system is working. THis would be perfect!
I follow your blog.
What a great give away! My husband and I have started Dave Ramsey, so this would be perfect. Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂
I am a follower of your blog. 🙂
I follow you on FAcebook
I follow Melissa’s blog too
I am a follower of ABFOL!
I am a new follower of A time for Everything. What a great find! Thanks.
Following both blogs. Okay, choosing something from her store is just impossible. I don’t know if I like the band-it or the zip-it ones better! But I LOVE the idea of a cash budget! We do not use a cash budget. Why? Well we’re adopting and trying to get the miles for the flights on our credit card.We basically use it as cash and pay it off every single month. Would LOVE to try a cash budget once we’re done with saving for our girl!
Brooke
http://www.TheAnnessaFamily.com
I followed Melissa’s blog.
I follow ABFOL!
I am a follower of ABFOL!
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We are on a new type of budget. Buying a house this spring so we sold our truck and save the payments for that towards the closing costs. We are selling our land and will use the proceeds from that to put on the principle of the house and buy a new truck with cash! we are NO CREDIT CARDS!!!! Cash only!
My husband and I are in our third week of Financial Peace University (at home), so this would be a glorious prize for me!! I checked out her etsy site, and Wow! Cool stuff!
I am a follower of A Time for Everything!
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I follow ABFOL. Thanks!
I now follow Melissa’s blog and I love her happy color choices for the wallets.
I follow ABFOL on FB!!!
My husband and I attended a Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University last year. It brought a whole new perspective on how we were living. We have been on Dave’s plan for a year now and are so happy we started. We plan on being debt free in about 3 years. Can’t wait!!
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I am a follower of ABFOL and now I am also following Melissa’s blog. And have checked out her etsy shop. Husband and I just finished attending Financial Peace University class right before the holidays and we loved it. We immediately started following his advice and created our snow ball budget and started paying off our debt. So far we have cancelled two credit cards and have started to build our emergency fund. We also created our monthly and weekly budget and every pay period we revise it to make sure we have a 0 balance and every penny is accounted for. This has been great to know were every penny is going and keeping track of our every single spending. We have realized that once you start paying cash for things you start to think twice about what you are going to buy. I have been careful on grocery shopping as well and use coupons and look at the ads really good before making my shopping list. Since we started using this process it feels really good to know where all of our money is going and we have not used Credit Cards since than.
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We are currently on a very bad ‘if I “need” it we buy it” budget. I hope to implement a much better, much needed budget soon. Thanks!
My hubby loves Dave Ramsey and has been trying to get me to read his book…and I know I should! My budgeting method is just to be super frugal! I spend as little money as possible. Not the most sophisticated, nor the smartest way of going about it, but that’s the way I do it!
I’m a follower of ABFOL! Just became a follower of Melissa’s blog. How nifty are those zipit cash envelopes???? We have been TRYING to be conistent with the envelope system for a couple of months. Christmas shopping via amazon messed us up a little… BUT it’s a new year and we’re getting back on track! This giveaway would def be helpful and FUN to use!
I am a huge fan of budgeting but it’s always a pain trying to convince my hubby to follow a budget too. Luckily we just bought our first house so I am forcing a budget on him 🙂 I’ve tried the cash budgets in the past but can’t seem to manage it – mainly due to not having a good system for carrying the money on me. These days I keep an extensive paper trail of the money that is alloted each pay for each item on my budget and the deductions each time we spend money. Am seriously considering purchasing some of these cash envelope systems.
I follow your blog
I started following your blog
I started following Melissa’s blog
We are not currently following a budget. Would love to start. My husband’s a small business owner, so he doesn’t bring home a “regular” paycheck. I haven’t known where to start.
Following Melissa’s etsy shop.
I blogged about this giveaway!
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I would love to get this. We are currently not on a budget because we don’t really need one as in there is barely enough to make it, but I would love to get serious about cutting down some expenses. This would be a great way.
I shared this giveaway on Facebook!
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We are using a cash budget and using envelopes but they are paper and do not last. I’d LOVE these.
Love your blog!
I would LOOOVE to get this! We just started Financial Peace University with Dave Ramsey and the hubs and I are soo excited to get ourselves on a budget! I started following Melissa’s blog and also shared this giveaway on Facebook! And I LOVE LOVE LOOOVE your blog!! 🙂
I follow ABFOL on facebook. Please enter me to win. 🙂
We are debt free except for mortgage and try to follow a budget.
I followed Melissa’s blog with Google Friend connect. Boy, her stuff is pretty!
I am just beginning my budget system and using paper wallets. For a couple of years, I tried to convince my husband that Dave Ramsey’s system was the way to go but he had resisted. My DH passed away suddenly at the age of 43 on December 19, 2011 and within 24 hours I realized that my life would never be the same and neither would my finances. With a 7 year old son depending on me, I sat out to make my way using Dave Ramsey as my financial guide. This is the second week and I think I have redone my budget at least 3 times! I can’t wait to be debt free and scream “I’m debt free” on Dave’s radio program!
I love Melissa’s blog! I just might have to buy some of those beautiful envelopes if I don’t win!
Hi am a lyoal ABFOL follower- and I love the cash envelopes she has made (also following her blog) I am now going to blog, facebook and tweetyour giveaway)
I am new to Dave Ramsey Budget system but I am a little in debt and want to secure my financial future for me and my family. Thank you for introducing me to it- SO FAR SO GOOD!
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Became a follower and actually subscribed to ABFOL! Thanks for the giveaway!
Followed Melissa’s blog and checked out her Etsy. LOVE her stuff! I’ll definitely be getting my girls the kids wallets at some point.
We use Dave Ramsey cash budgeting. We’ve come such a long way and I cannot wait until the day we are debt free!
I’m one of your followers 🙂
Shared the giveaway on FB.
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Just signed up to follow a time for everything. thanks!
This is awesome! My husband & I just started Financial Peace University last Sunday at my church and I’m excited to see this system implemented in our life, because I know it will put us both on the same page financially and it will work! (I know several people who use the system and it works for them). Thanks for letting us know about this great shop!
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Hi Toni!
I discovered your blog, thanks to Pinterest of course, a couple of weeks ago and have been following and reading through everything you’ve posted…I am completely hooked! Your ideas are so fresh and creative – it motivates me to do more than I knew I could.
I have told my friends, including Facebook, to follow your blog, and several of them have because there are just so many great ideas here. I shared the cash envelope giveaway on Facebook as well 🙂
I am a college student, getting married soon. My fiancé and I really want to start our marriage off right with a good budget and a good way to pay off student loans as soon as possible. My mother used the cash envelope system before she died and it worked WONDERS for our family. I have gotten through college on that system and have paid off all the interest on my student loans because of it.
I would love to win one of Melissa’s pretty envelope system wallets and get started on a fresh budget with my new husband 🙂
Thanks!
Tiffany
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We just started FPU and are VERY excited to know that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. I love hearing everyone’s success stories because it just gives us more motivation to do it and stick to it!
I shared your giveaway/blog link on FB
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I tweeted too!!
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Eek!! I hope I win!!
I follow ABFOL
I follow Melissa’s blog and checked out her etsy shop
I am on an unorganized budget right now but need some help, especially since we are expecting our second child in a few months
I follow ABFOL and visited the etsy shop! We use the Dave Ramsey cash budget system also! It has been wonderful, but we still struggle to stay on track. I would love to have a cuter wallet to use for the cash!
I have always used an envelope system and usually it works well. I combine an electronic system with the actual cash system (I prefer to use my debit card for gas and of course, online purchases). I account for the money in the envelope each week and adjust to fill in any gaps. Works well and we are 7 months from being debt-free!
Oh my goodness. Her stuff makes me EXCITED to budget! And that’s a huge deal because budgeting is something I was afraid of starting!
We are a military family that recently moved. The move put us in a bad spot, financially. Thanks to budgeting, we’re getting into a groove. We know EXACTLY where our money is going! And I have an allowance for Target. 😉
I’m following you, I posted on Facebook, Tweeted about it, and commented.
Thank you for the wonderful ideas on your blog!
I follow both blogs and LOVE her ETSY site! If I don’t win I’m going to buy one anyways. We are just starting the cash envelope system and it seems super easy and I had a little moment where I thought I was totally dumb for not thinking of this on my own lol. I shared on my facebook.
I follow ABFOL!
I follow you and display your blog name on my blog!
I checked out her easy shop – love the different fabrics she uses!
We use Dave Ramsey’s cash budget, and love it!
Love your site. Following on fb and subscribed for emails here and atfe. Not currently using a budget but am thinking of switching to cash budget.
I’m a follower of a ABFOL
I just started following Melissa’s blog
I’m a fan of ABFOL
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I follow Melissa’s blog via google.
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Just checked out Melissa’s shop. Her wallet is much nicer than Dave Ramseys!
I give myself a “Stuff” budget. Stuff are the extra things that you find while doing your normal shopping that are not on the list and you don’t NEED, like: a new top, tube of lipstick, or handbag, not just for myself but for others as well.
I give myself $100-$130 (there is a flex if I’m buying for a b-day,etc.) ever 2 weeks. I find so many GREAT deals that if I didn’t set a limit I’d be spending so much!
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My husband and I started with a budget as soon as we were married (almost 2 years ago) nad put ourselves on the case system (mostly). We took Financial Peace not long after we married. We’ve been at Dave’s plan for about a year and a half. We follow the plan pretty much as he describes it. We’ve accumulated no new debt since we married and have paid off about $20K. Sadly it’s not more since we’ve been a single income family for almost a year. We plan to be debt free as soon as Sallie Mae gets kicked out!
Hi,
I am on a cash budget due to having to pull the weight (happily btw) of having my son, DIL and their little girl (yes, I am a grandma and loving it) staying for two years with me while they finished their educations. Now they live on their own (YAY!) and I am trying to expand my hobby (quilting).
Kind regards,
Chrizzy (The Netherlands)
I am a follower of your blog and now Melissa’s as well. Her etsy shop is oh so cute! I did FPU last Fall but never really stuck with it so my new hubby and I are trying to make a budget and more importantly stick to it.
I follow ABWOL! =)
LOVE her products! We are trying to get the envelope system going… those paper ones that come in the DR kit don’t lat long. And they’re not nearly as cute! 🙂
We run a cash budget and will be attending FPU next month! I’m so excited!
I follow ABFOL on Facebook and in my Google Reader!
I’m following Mellisa’s blog now. It looks awesome, I’m glad it’s in my Google Reader now!
Now I’m following her blog!
Now I’m following your blog!
We started doing the cash envelope system last year and it has literally saved our marriage and our financial lives. Love it and am now so in love with the amazing fabrics and products of Melissa. I am so glad you spotlighted her! I hardly ever enter to win giveaways but I am crazy excited about this one!
I facebook shared the giveaway! Fingers crossed
My husband and I have two kids in college and are in desperate need of a budget. This would be perfect for me. Thanks Toni for all of your inspiration. Oh, I am already a follower. Rhonda
We’re on a cash budget following the Dave Ramsey system. It’s been excellent, but we’ve had quite a few set backs since we started in Sept of 2009. We should have been debt-free by now, but the Mr. got laid off for 8 months, so no progress was made then. We’re back on track, now, and will hopefully be debt free by summer 2013.
I have been using a cash system for a couple years, but have only used envelopes. Melissa’s fabric version is so delightful!
I follow ABFOL through google reader.
I am now following Melissa’s blog through google reader.
Loved looking through her Etsy shop. Funny thing is I bookmarked her shop the other day when I was looking for fabric “cash” envelopes. She has so many wonderful items!
I’m a ABFOL follower 🙂
We are FPU graduates, and are trying to hone in on that gazelle intensity to become debt free! So, yes, we are on a budget. I love Dave Ramsey, and I would LOVE one of those adorable wallets!
I’m now following your blog. Love it!
I’m following Melissa’s blog
I am a follower of ABFOL (:
I tweeted about your giveaway. : )
I am now a follower of Melissa’s and I visited her awesome Etsy shop! (:
I was just thinking about switching to a ‘mostly’ cash budget – using online banking to pay bills. This would def. help. 🙂
I’m getting married soon and my fiance and I are working on developing a budget system that will work for us as our lives are chancing and we have new goals. This system is so awesome and I would LOVE to win, I think it could really help us be successful at budgeting our money. Thanks for the chance to win! (:
I’m following Melissa’s blog now 🙂
I follow ABFOL
One of my Resolutions was to start cash budgeting. I’m still learning about it and FPU and I’m really loving the idea! This envelope system would be a great way to help me get there!
I am a follower of A Bowl Full of Lemon’s blog, happily so!
I am a follower of Melissa’s blog! And her Facebook page too!
LOVE Melissa’s Etsy shop! Such creative ideas!
Been thinking of the Dave Ramsey books and envelope system for a while and I know this year, I need to make things happen for my family financially. We luckily, don’t have much debt….but don’t have much savings either…So really need to buckle down and stay on a plan and start saving!
We use a computer program to keep track of our budget and we love it. However, we’ve been talking of trying the cash system, so this would be great!
I’m trying to get my spending under control and on budget! I follow you, have added A Time for Everything to the reader and visited the Etsy shop…it’s hard to know what to budget for when you’re a single girl– movie nights in are a bit boring when everyone else is out having dinner!
Just started following Melissa on FB.
I follow ABFOL
I have been trying to work out a budget for us… but I am still struggling. I love to follow other people’s blogs to get ideas on how to help myself do a budget and stick with it!
Tricia- lostallmarbles@yahoo.com
P.S. Maybe my marbles are gone because I can’t budget them! 🙂
I follow Melissa’s blog
I currently use an iphone app called EEBA to do my envelope budgeting, but I really want to switch to just carrying cash. Id love to win one of Melissa’s wallets !
We have a budget set up monthly. I’ve actually been thinking of switching to the cash budget though so I would love to win this! We are debt free except for a small amount of student loans and our mortgage!
I follow ABFOL!
I’m following Melissa’s blog now too! Thanks! What a great site!
I am a follower of your blog!
My husband and I just started to really follow a budget this year. So far, it is going well and we are loving it! This wallet would help. 🙂
We are not on a real budget, and it would be a good thing. One thing I find difficult is grocery/household shopping — I stock up on deals when I find them, so some weeks/months we spend a good bit and others hardly anything at all. That has always made me feel like an envelope system wouldn’t work so well for us. Do you have advice about that?
I follow you
I am a follower of A Bowl Full of Lemons. 🙂
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I follow Melissa’s blog and visited her Etsy shop…love the cute fabrics she uses for the wallets!
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I’m not really on a budget right now but I would like to start one and I really appreciate you sharing what you use. I’d like to budget better so all my Christmas spending doesn’t go on my credit cards and I’d like to pay our vehicles and home off quicker!
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I am a ABFOL follower for sometime, I am now following Melissa’s blog.
I have heard about this debit free deal. I might have to look into it soon!
thanks for the chance at your giveaway
Tiffanie
I am a follower!! Hooray!
We are on a budget…Yes we are…No we’re not…Yes we are… sometimes?!!! I need this!
I am a follower of ABFOL and now Melissas blog! We are on a cash budget and it is easy to over spend. Something like this is just what I have been looking for!
I follow ABFOL and I checked out the Etsy site, followed a time for everything. We are definitely on a budget and are working our way into FPU. We have a mortgage and a car loan but are otherwise debt free… now we just need to practice paying with cash instead of putting it on our card and paying it in full each month. This envelope system would be GREAT motivation!
I am a follower of ABFOL. I also subscribed to Melissa’s blog and browsed her Etsy shop. I’m not really on a budget, but it would be a good idea to start one… 🙂 An envelope system wallet would be a great help towards that end. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I follow abfol, & Melissa’s blog. We are trying to use the excel budgeting like you have done. This is our 2nd month doing it. I would love to win it so I can have something pretty for my money to be in and that way, I wont be tempted to buy something!
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ABFOL follower! My hubby and I are looking into Financial Peace University, a few couple’s from our church have told us about it. We have used similar strategies but, we are really
anxious about getting started. Seeing all the success of those’s around us is very motivating and exciting.
I am a follower.
ABFOL follower
I follow Melissa now and LOVE her Etsy shop. I think I may go get one of the wallets now!
We are actually starting FPU this Saturday. I am so excited and this would be so helpful
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Marisa Meme
Dave Ramsey rocks! Daughter last semester of college — wedding this year — praying for stable jobs and finish line of mortgage. Salvation Army shopping and coupons — every little thing helps.
Love the blog…subscribed to feed, followed on Pinterest, added shop to ETSY favs.
Hi Toni!
I found your blog on New Year’s Eve when I searched “Organization Tips” on Google. Now, I am completly wrapped up in organizing and “dejunking” every aspect of our lives. I love your tips and your before and after photos, they let me know my junk is no worse than anyone else’s.
A friend of ours gave us the Dave Ramsey book a few years ago. We were young and dumb, so we tossed the book in the bookshelf and didn’t think about it again until we found ourselves desperate, which was a two years ago this month. I recently graduated with a BS in Elementary Education, but at the time I was a stuggling college student and my husband was working very hard to keep our heads above water. We were paying for tuition and books on the credit card and the monthly payment was getting out of control. We decided to start Dave’s program when we found out we were expecting our baby. She will soon be two and we have learned a whole new way of budgeting and saving. We are now debt free (except for our house and car)!!!!!!! We are very proud of ourselves, but a switching to cash only system is a daunting task. We are trying to implement that system now and such a clever cash-envelope system would definitely help us out. I’m sure it would take some of the stress out of organizing the new system.
I am now a proud follower of ABFOL, Melissa’s blog, and added her cash-envelope system as a favorite on my etsy.com account. Also, I am going to add a post to my blog…it is new! : )
Thanks,
LauraLee
1. I am a follower of ABFOL.
2. I am a follower of Melissa’s blog & I have visited her etsy shop.
3. I am not on a budget, but I do pay with cash only. When the money is gone, so is the spending.
4. I shared about the giveaway on my facebook page.
I’ve unsuccessfully tried to budget for the last several months, I’m still trying to find an efficient way to do so.
I’m one of your followers 🙂
I am following Melissa’s blog.
We use Dave Ramsey cash budgeting.
I am a follower of ABFOL!
I follow Melissa and checked out her shop. SO CUTE!! I’ve been waiting for you to tell us where you got that cute wallet:)
We are not on a budget:(…YET! We signed up for FPU that was supposed to start this month but they didn’t have enough people sign up so they cancelled the class. I am going to get my husband on board yet!!! I would LOVE one these gorgeous wallets for when we start the class!
Hey! I’m following a time for everything and a bowl full of lemons. You posts about budgeting, organizing etc are SO inspiring to me! Thank you for sharing!
I’m following ABFOL
I follow ABFOL. Love your blog.
I follow ABFOL
Following ATFE
I follow your blog. Using the envelope system is one of the ways I want to start this year to become more aware of our spending.
I am 26 years old and just learning the benefits of budgeting! Not budgeting has left me in debt…now I’m starting to save my emergancy fund (I got in a car accident over the summer and had to put my deductible on my credit card…lesson learned!) and then will be debt snowballing! Luckily my mom paid off about $600 but I still have a long way to go with student loans and everything. I am also starting envelope budgeting…which will be a challenge since I always use my debit card! But I have used a credit card since November and it feels good!!
I’m one of your followers!
I am a follower of ABFOL!!
kathy k
I added her etsy shop to my favorites!
And yes, we’re trying sooo hard to establish a good budget system right now, we really need to pay some things off! This envelope system looks like it might be a good way to go!
kathy k
I am now a follower of both sites via email feeds! I have a written budget, but it is not a good one that takes into account different things that happen through out the year- HOA dues etc… I have tried the cash system once before, but really want to try it again starting in Feb. and we are working on a realistic budget this time! I hope to win that cute wallet! 🙂
I’m a follower of ABFOL
We use a combination of cash and bill pay for our budget. Hubby takes care of most everything, gives me the cash for the things I take care of and we’re done. 😉
I am a follower of your blog.
My family is following a budget, but a cute cash wallet would be fabulous! I can’t wait until we can call into Dave & scream that we are “debt free”!.
I’m a follower of A bowl full of lemons.
I’m now a follower of Melissa’s blog. Thanks so much for introducing me to her. I’m looking forward to spending some time over there and checking out her blog and store more deeply!
I am on a ‘budget.’ I sit down and plan what we need to spend on bills and gas and food, etc. and what we have left to spend. Unfortunately, it’s hard to stick to because it’s just so loose. I have used the cash system before and it’s what has worked the best for us. For some reason, we’ve just had a hard time getting back to it, but this year I plan on working even harder at budgeting and sticking to it!
Just liked you on facebook!
I made a new years resolution this year to begin using the envelope system! As I successfully started on the first paycheck of the year! It was so rewarding and it was an HUGE eye opener for me!
The ONLY problem I had with the envelope system is by the end of my shopping trips into 3 different stores I had 4 paper cuts!! HAHA!! SO now I see what the reason for cloth envelopes in using the envelope system!
I’m hoping that in December of 2012, we will have paid down some of our debt! BUT that we have also successfully used the envelope system to help control our spending!
I visited her etsy shop! I love all her products and her designer fabrics too!
I am a follower of ABFOL and signed up for Melissa’s blog. Our goal for 2012 is to get organized!! And part of that is going to a strict cash budget. Oh how this would help me do both!!
Thanks,
shannon.a.hurst@gmail.com
I am a follower of ABFOL & LOVE it!
I follow your blog.
We also use the zero balance cash budgeting. Works beautifully!
I am a follower of Melissa’s blog
I checked out Melissa’s Etsy shop. I really like her products & will be ordering soon!
My family follows a budget & we are currently debt free (except for our mortgage)!
I am a follower of your blog!
I now follow “a time for everything” & she has adorable items in her Etsy store – love those wallets!
We are sort of on a budget. I’ve read great things about Dave Ramsey but I really hate budgeting. It actually makes me sick to my stomach. I know I should be a better steward of my family’s finances, however, so I’m thinking of jumping on the Dave Ramsey bandwagon… just terrified to take the plunge!
Currently I don’t believe you can call our system a budget. I’m hoping this is the year we become money aware. Your system looks like it is an easy one to follow. I do like that it is just for a month and can be changed due to life the following month.
I’m a follower and love your site!
I’m a follower of both blogs and have shared Melissa’s FB page from mine. We have been doing Dave Ramsey’s system for a few years. We do fall off the wagon but get right back on. Our children have their own give/save/spend envelopes but LOVE Melissa’s products. Thanks for blogging about this.
Julie@juliewood.com
I’m a follower of ABFOL! I love this wallet! Me and my Hubs are on the Dave plan and about to be debt free!!!!!!!! Best plan ever!
I pinned your post!
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I love your blog & am now following Mellisa’s too. Her cash envelope wallet would be great! We are now on a “my husband lost his job, private Christian College tuition payments and putting our IL home on the market” budget…Aldi grocery is my new best friend! I’m following how others are successfully budgeting. Hope I win the give-away:)
I’m already a follower of ABFOL!
Karen
dragonflyu (at) verizon (dot) net
I’m following A Time For Everything! And Melissa is very talented!
I’m scooting back over to scour her blog right now!
Karen
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As of right now, we have no budget, but are desperately in need of one. Getting on it!
Karen
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I just started following Melissa’s blog and also started FPU this week God willing this will be “peaceful” New Year.
I have recently decided I would start the enveloe system again, it worked well last time, but I somehow fell off track, must be cuz I didn’t have a cute enough wallet, lol. Hers are A M A Z I N G.
I’m a follower of ABFOL
I am a follower of Melissa’s blog and I love her things in her Etsy shop. My favorite is the kid’s wallet. Would love to teach my children how to budget.
We are currently on a budget. A few years back we went throught the FPU class. However, through out the years we would fall off track with our goal to become debt free. Last year I decided to become a stay at home mom and we came up with a budget and have stuck with it. We have paid off credit card debt, my school loans, my husbands truck and many other things. Currently we have my car note and our house left until we are completely debt free. However, I will always stick to our budget. It just makes sense not to accumulate debt. Can’t wait to scream WE’RE DEBT FREE!!!!
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I am a ABFOL follower!
I just followed Melissa’s blog, too!
Oh my am I on a budget. I just finished grad school and am working as a substitute teacher until I find a full time position. While incredibly fun, the pay is light. Fortunately I’m able to live with my parents so that I can save what little is coming in.
I’m lousy at sticking to it. Drive through Starbucks and trips to Target are just so tempting! I used to to the cash system and need to get back on the wagon. Knowing I can do it stylishly is the encouragement I need!
I tweeted about this giveaway and post. I’m doing a word of the year challenge and my word is PURPOSE. The cash envelope system is the perfect way for me to spend and save purposefully!
Am one of your followers, visited Melissa’s etsy store, n follower of her blog.
As an Accountant, we’re always on a budget. The key is to pay yourself first, when your paid. Even if it’s a small amount… Stash it in savings or a mutual fund. Then pay monthly bills automatically ( either all at once or in intervals). Save on stamps too.
One of the best savings tool is Upromise. You sign up for free… Add your credit card, grocery, drug card numbers and get residue back. If you sign up for their credit card (no annual fee), you get even more residue back. I signed up when my son was in 2nd grade and have now accumulated $6,124.87 towards his college tuition (he just started college as a Freshman in college).
Another tip is to accumulate goods around your house on a monthly basis. Donate it to a legit non-profit organization (i.e. Goodwill, St Vincent de Paul). Keep a list of what you donated and have it stamped and verified by the organization. You can then reduce to annual taxes. Found money for those of us who really have so much in the US, as compared to other very poor nations. Giving will reap tenfold…..
Thanks ! Moyxoxo
Facebooked it, too!
I am following ABFOL via GFC & am subscribed via email!
I subscribed to “A Time for Everything” blog via email. Tried to follow with GFC, but it wouldn’t connect. I visited her etsy store & I love the Envelope system wallet kit in Timeless Treasures April in Paris & Michael Miller black dumb dot!
We aren’t on a real budget, but I would love to be. Our pay goes directly to savings though & I withdraw what we need for the week. My hubby gets a set amount of cash each week & I pay whatever bills are due that week, then whatever amount is left is split between groceries, my gas & extras. I try to leave $50/week in savings, but lately that’s been hard, since we are a single income family of 5.
Liked you on FB & shared your giveaway on my profile!
We started doing Dave Ramsey debt diet about 2 years ago, and paid off all our debt in one year! Feels great to be debt free. We use the cash envelope system as well, using some cloth pencil cases I got at the dollar store, but these are so much prettier! 🙂 Some months we do better than others (still have to get better at not ‘borrowing’ from different categories, but at least we aren’t spending more than we make!
I follow ABFOL!
I follow your blog!
I sort of have a budget set up in a spreadsheet, but I think I would do much better sticking to it if I went to the cash envelope system. Hope I win this so I can do it in style! 🙂
I followed ABFOL and Melissa’s blog. I also checked out the Etsy shop, so cute! We do have a budget and usually use our debit card, but are trying all cash in the new year. These would be a cool way to carry cash.
i am abfol follower!
i now follow melissa’s blog!
i have tried to follow larry burkets budgeting for several years but recently have seen the need to get really serious about the cash end of it. i used to do it but have fallen away and it is showing. time to get serious!
I’m new to ABFOL but since finding it can’t get enough. I don’t have a stated budget but have got to start one. We’ve tried several times and just haven’t found what works for us yet. This sounds like an excellent idea.
I am now a following of your blog!! LOVE it 🙂
I am also now following Melissa’s blog as well 🙂
I’m loving this blog! My husband has two jobs, so he allows me to have one of his paychecks. So, we use a cash system, I pay for gas and groceries, and misc. things with my account. He takes care of everything else. We got married in August, and are really trying to make our savings grow! I would love to try this system out!
I am a follower of ABFOL blog and Melissa’s blog. My family currently doesn’t have a budget system that works for us. One of our new years resolutions is to develop a budget system and to try and decrease the amount of money we spend a month.
I just became a follower. I think I used to be better at budgeting when my family was young. I’m on my own now and I need to get back into the saddle. I kind of budgeted that way, my mom, who lived through the Depression and hasn’t ever paid credit card debt (!)budgets with envelopes…so I know it works.
Thanks for the giveaway
I just went to Melissa’s site and joined there too! I’m excited to get back in charge of my finances.
I love those wallets! My family has been using Dave Ramsey’s cash system for about 3 years. Like you, sometimes we are really good at it and other times, not so much. However, when we fail, we know right where to start back! We have no credit card debt and only a student loan and house left! It is so gratifying not to “give” all of your money away to creditors!
Our kids also follow the Dave Ramsey Jr. system and earn their commission weekly for household chores. The love it! Seriously!
I just found your blog and am in love with it! I am now a follower. As well as A Time For Everything. I am also following you on Facebook and Pinterest! I don’t really have a budget. I just try to get the bills payed first… and thank God for check protection! I am a Massage Therapist so my income changes from month to month. I really like the idea of sitting down and setting a budget every single month! I really hope that I win that wallet I think it would really help out my money and budgeting situation.
Thank You
Traci
waterchild83@gmail.com
I’m a follower!
Jennifer Beard
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Good afternoon, I am a new follower to both Blogs. Thanks to pinterest!! My husband and I have been married for almost 26 years are debt free totally!! We are so very blessed and have never fallen into to trap so many are falling prey to. My husbands philosophy, “if you don’t have the money to buy it, wait til you do!” We probably do not spend wisely because we are out of debt. Something that needs to change. Retirement will be here before we know it! I have a daughter-in-law that would benefit greatly from the cute organizer. She would just flip! Keep the good stuff coming and we will keep reading…. God Bless!
As far as our budget goes, we haven’t had much of one yet. Right now we’re just trying to track all of our expenditures so we know where the money is going. But I’d love to use a cash envelope system, especially for groceries!
Jennifer Beard
jenniferlynnebeard (at) gmail (dot) com
I tweeted about the giveaway!
https://twitter.com/#!/thefitwife/status/157988679405666304
Jennifer Beard
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We have discussed starting FPU, but haven’t yet. :/ I look forward to following your blog and Melissa’s, as well. Wonderful ideas on all. Her shop is wonderful, too. I NEVER even thought of looking elsewhere for an envelope system outside of Ramsey’s website! Entrepreneurism at it’s finest!
I’ve did Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University several years ago and am proud to say the only payment we currently have is our house! It’s such a great program! Thanks for the opportunity to win a envelope system! They’re gorgeous!
We just started with a cash budget! I think it might work! I love your blog!
We were doing dave ramseys thing 2 years ogo when we got married…paid off all debt except school…but it is creeping up again I think we need to jump back on the cash train.
I am a follower
I’ve been following you for quite a while now! Always enjoy your posts.
I checked out ATime4Everything’s etsy page and these envelope systems are way cuter than the Dave Ramsey ones.
I follow abfol
I took FPU for the first time about 3 years ago and have been cash only ever since. I’ve attended various classes since (because you can free for life once you’ve taken the class) to reinforce what I’ve learned – especially the zero balance budgeting. Good luck to you and everyone who posted above on your ventures to a debt free life!
I am a follower of ABFOL! Love your blog!
I loved reading this post. My husband and I are newlyweds, I’m still in college, and we have a lot of debt. It gets very overwhelming, and we really need to start budgeting. Those cash system wallets are pure genious! I used to separate y money into envelopes in high school and all of my friends made fun of me…this wallet is a little better looking 😉
I follow your blog!
After finding your blog through pinterest, I have been truely inspired to start watching what we spend alot more closely! My husband and I made a family management binder after viewing your blog post. My sister in law bought me Dave Ramsey books and DVD’s for Christmas. I am just getting started and think we have a plan that will work. So thank you for all of your wonderful ideas! I’ve been following your blog for a little over a month. I am now following Melissa’s blog and I favorited her shop on Etsy from my shop. I also told all of my fans on facebook about your give away. http://www.facebook.com/hopeclarkboutique
I’ve been following ABFOL for a while LOVE IT
ADORABLE things in the Etsy shop!
I am now following Melissa’s blog and love it too… she’s amazing!
I had a friend that told me about the envelope system a few years ago at the time, I had a lot going on and simply couldn’t do it. Since then my husband passed away after a brief and unexpected illness and I’ve been struggling to stay afloat and “learn” how to handle everything on a shoe string. I think this could help me get started!
I shared this awesome giveaway on Twitter (: https://twitter.com/#!/jessgrosmick/status/158228726377754628
What a great giveaway!! I am a follower of ABFOL.
I am a follower of Melissa’s blog. I LOVE her etsy shop!!
We have a budget. We’re not very strict about it and my husband could care less, even though we’re barely making ends meet! I would love to try the cash budget system, but I spend cash worse than using my debit card. I would like to try it though, just scared if it would do worse damage.
I posted about the giveaway on facebook. Thanks!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Love ABFOL and all the other sites you have introducted me too including this one! Love the cash wallet. We are relatively new to Dave Ramseys FPU and trying to build our emergency fund as we speak. I am having the most difficult time with the cash evelope system as I am a debit card junkie…lol!
I would love one of Melissa’s wallets and think that would continue to help me follow the program and help my family become debt free.
Again, thank you for your beatiful site!
Hi! Just found your blog and it is a powerhouse of ideas! I am following you this year and soaking up all the tips I can to get organized and more productive! Thank-you!
I am on a budget, an ever shrinking one! (Hope that changes with a new job this year.)
Thanks for the contest to win the wallet. Cheers!
I stumbled upon ABFOL at the end of January and decided to embark on your 21 day challenge…I am on day 15! I am loving how organized my house is becoming! While following your blog I started to read your financial advice. My husband and I had to read Dave Ramsey’s books for our pre-marital counseling. We followed for a while but fell off the wagon. Now that I gave birth to our 2nd baby 2 months ago our goal is for me to be a stay at home mom. In order to do this we need to get our finances under control and take our finances seriously. Our goal is to get re-organize our budget and follow Dave’s plan! Thank you for the inspiration!m
Correction to my comment…I stumbled upon your blog in December 2011, not January! So sorry!
I follow your blog, Melissa’s blog & checked out her Etsy page! SUPER cute stuff!!! I also mentioned this giveaway on my blog: http://www.lifeincolor2.blogspot.com
Hi Toni,
I just commented on your and Melissa’s Facebook pages! Thanks to both of you for offering this giveaway!
A follower of ABFOL and love the advice! Would love to win one because it sure would give me a jump start on sticking with my budget!
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I am ABFOL follower 🙂 Love your wallet and we also have Dave Ramsey’s.
I already follow Melissa as I loved her Kid’s wallet!
I used to budget all the time. Then we moved, and well, ended up living on $900/mth for a family of 5. My budget was basically “don’t buy anything!” It’s amazing how we found free activities to enjoy and how I became even MORE resourceful. We have a thing out here called “the share shed” by our nuisance grounds/garbage dumps. If you have something of use that you don’t want, you leave it there. If you need something, you take it. IT IS AMAZING!
I am a follower of Melissa’s blog and her etsy shop is already in my favorites!
Amy*
I follow ABFOL
thanks again!
amy*
Yes! We use a budget. We use what used to be Money Matters (can’t remember the new name), it is a cash envelope system but we do it all with the program and data entry so there isn’t “real” cash. Works well for us.
I believe everything happens for a reason. I checked out Dave Ramseys course, and can’t afford it right now, and stumbled over to your page here, which you were talking about a cash system. Exactly why I wanted to go take his course. You not only tell us how to do it, your giving away the cutest wallet ever. How could you not stay on track with this? I went over to Melissa’s and also became a follower of hers as well as yours. Thank you for all you do.
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Kim
I’m a follower of ABFOL.
I follow Melissa’s etsy shop.
I’m just starting to use the envelope system and love the wallet!
I absolutely LOVE this idea of a cash budget and this cash wallet system is perfect to handle the budget we create. My husband and I have had a rough 3 years going from having a very successful business in San Diego, CA to the economy taking a dive and we had to relocate to Nashville, TN area to try and keep our heads above water. We have been here for almost 2 years and finally a month ago my husband became employed! We have learned to live with the bare essentials and I mean bare. Over the last few months I have been reading your blog and several others, Oprah and Suze Orman discussing going to a cash system and now I am implementing it and this wallet would be a fabulous addition rather than the ugly white envelopes (I go through alot each month becuase they get easily torn!). I will share this concept with eveyone I know via FB, Twitter and I joined Melissa’s Blog as well. Thanks for the insipration and look forward to a more blessed year for my family!
Super cute! I’m a follower.
I’m a follower of ABFOL!
I’ve been a follower of Melissa’s for a long time, she’s amazing!
We’ve been on a budget for a couple years now, cash for groceries and budgeted amounts for other things using the debit card, and it’s been working great. We’ve paid off all our debt except for the house, but we’re still working on having an emergency fund in place so we don’t go BACK in debt. I hope I win because I’ve wanted one of these wallets for forEVER.
We are on a very looooosey goosey budget and want to get much more in line. This is a great way to do it!
Follower, visited the site, enjoy reading your blog
I too am on a very tight budget. My husband is turning 65 in April. We need to have everything lined up when he retires so we are not living on month to month paychecks. I have a NEAT machine and I will tell you, scanning in all the receipts will really show you where your money is going, and sometimes hit you in the face. It keeps us on line with our expenses as we can see exactly where everything is going. I have heard the Dave Ramsey program is really good, I need to look into that and start the cash system. Thank you for all the good information you provide us with.
I don’t know how I’ve lived so long without a budget, but I think it is time to start… I’ve taken financial classes, including Dave Ramsey, Crown Financial, and another called the ABC’s… maybe what I need to get kick started is an envelope like Melissa’s! Fun blog- love the name
I do have a budget. Unfortunately, it’s a very strict budget with no wiggle room. I haven’t tried to cash system before, but it sounds like a really good idea. I too have a lot of debt, and I’m hoping that I can follow some of your suggestions and tips to a debt free life. Thanks! I am also a follower of your site and of Melissa’s.
My husband and I are not currently on a budget system:( BUT, we have decided that 2012 is a new year for fresh starts and we ARE getting out of debt this year, one step at a time. We actually just started reading Dave Ramsey’s book this week! I am so glad I came across your blog! We plan on setting up a budget this week as well. I followed both blogs and tweeted about your blog giveaway and posted in on my FB:)
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we are not on a budget, but should be.
I follow you and follow Mellisa’s blog 🙂
Just signed up to follow your blog and a time for everything…love it all…I never knew cash envelopes could be so fun!!! My husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s class last year and have lost momentum over the year but are excited to “get back on the wagon” for this year:-) We just welcomed our 3rd son into our family last month and am excited to be on the road to debt free living so our kids can follow in out footsteps one day! (I also shared your giveaway on FB:-) Thanks for sharing your beautiful blog with us!!
I’m a follower of ABFOL.
I’m now a follower of Melissa’s blog and love her etsy shop
We’ve been paying down our debt through a plan I created in Quicken. Fortunately, it’s worked for our credit card but the larger debts (mortgage, school, and auto loans) have been slow to pay down. We have a “budget” but it’s not strictly followed. I would love to move to a cash system but have struggled when I start one.
I definitely think this would help me out! As a recent college grad, I’m trying to figure out best pay off my credit card and student loan debt without being completely poor. 🙂
2012 is our year to take financial action. We use a an envelope system for saving that we just started. I was glad to see you budgeted $150 for groceries. We spend about that every other week, and $100 the other weeks.
I am following you now!
I became a follower last week after using your inspiration to make a home management binder. Here is a link to mine.
http://therumelys.blogspot.com/2012/01/home-management-binder.html
It includes a finances section where I will keep track of our monthly budget. I have been keeping track of all of our receipts this month so we can make a realistic budget starting in February. I am quite interested in doing the envelope system. We first heard about it when we did the Crown Financial Study with our church a few years ago.
I am now a follower of ABFUL! Thanks for the giveaway!
I now follow Melissa’s blog and I’ve already checked out her etsy shop! My hubby and I took FPU several years ago to dig out of debt and save money for a new home. We’ve gotten slack on it and are really starting to buckle down again. It’s amazing how quickly money can slip thru your fingers when not budgeting!
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I shared on my FB page!
https://www.facebook.com/#!/bethshirleylewis
I am a follower of ABFOL.
I now follow Melissa’s blog through Google Friend Connect. I also went to her Etsy shop and looked through the different items. While I like theCash Stash envelope system wallet with laminated cotton (Kate Spain Terrain Bloom Forest Floor) I REALLY like your wallet which I didn’t see in her shop.
We use a bit of a hybrid budget. I use the cash budget for food. When really using coupons we are at about $60 a week for a family of 5. My husband pays the bills electronically as soon as they are in each month. For the rest we mostly just talk about it and decide from there. We keep talking about having a more strict budget but just haven’t done it yet.
I just found your blog and subscribed…it’s awesome! Also subscribed to Melissa’s blog and visited her etsy shop…I can’t wait to get one of her wallets. I currently do not have a set budget but had started listening to Dave Ramsey last month and am very motivated to get started…if only I can get my husband on board. lol
I follow ABFOL.
I follow Melissa’s blog (email updates)
Well, we are not on much of a budget but should be. I have tried the envelope system without success. This was my fault though.
We got Dave Ramsey’s book a couple of years ago. We are paying off our credit cards using the snowball effect. It works, but does take time. We are now working on getting control of our weekly “cash” spending. I am seriously considering the cash budget. Thanks for the motivation to do it!
My husband & I are just discussing, thanks to your blog (which I stumbled onto recently)starting FPU. Sounds exactly what we r needing!
I now follow ABGOL! 🙂
I signed up to follow A Time For Everything!
We are on a budget and have been for years. I also use an Excel spreadsheet to track all our spending. My husband was laid off for 2 year so without my budget we would have never made it. He recently found an job so hope to get back on track and start paying down our debt soon.
I am already a follower of ABFOL. I have been using the Dave Ramsey envelope cash system for a year now. It is going pretty good. It keeps more focused on how low I am getting esp. on eating out. We do envelopes monthly for clothing, eating out, and entertainment. Shared your giveaway and Melissa’s blog on facebook. Also checked out Melissa’s etsy store and love her wallet designs.
I’m a ABFOL Newbie and am totally in love! Everything here is so inspirational, especially for the new year. I too am commencing Operation Become Debt Free for 2012 and would love to win this little prize! :-]
Thanks again!
Thanks for sharing. Love the envelope system. Hubs and I finished Financial Peace with Dave Ramsey in Feb. 2010. We have used the envelope budgeting system since then and have paid off 30,000 in debt also. Thanks for the hook up with Melissa at etsy, I will definitely stop by:)
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I read your blog a few nights ago and posted that I follow gfc and what our story was. I wanted to just give you a little updaye. We went to church today, our church has “Hitched” groups for married couples. We are starting our new studies and this go around they are offering FPU by Dave Ramsey! My hubby and I signed up and we are super excited!!! We had planned on downing it but on our own, super excited we get to do this with our church family.
Hi, I’m not on a budget right now and really need to get on one! Your ideas are brilliant and I’m a follower of yours! I’d love to try the cash method more so since I’m having a baby in the next couple of months… I really need to start a savings account. I’m also a follower of her in etsy!
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I am just starting a cash system. I hate being in debt! I am a follower of yours on fb and twitter. I did retweet the giveaway.
Following ABFL.
We are working our way out of debt now! Would love something so cute to keep us on track.
We read Dave ramsey’s Total Money makeover when we got married. We have never been in debt – Praise the Lord! Right now we do part cash and part debit (auto pay for bills). We are almost done with our emergency find and are saving for a down payment for our first house.
What a cool give-away! I just started following you. I found you through Amy at Homestead Revival. Love your blog!
Following Melissa’s blog now, too!
I have just spent the last 2 hours scouring through your blog, learning and getting inspired! I love it…and it’s beautiful. I have added a link to your blog on my blog under “blogs I love to read” as yours is definitely top of my list right now! Cath @ Home is Where my Heart is.
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suscribed and follow both, looked around melissa’s shop. My husband and I use the cash envelope system, it’s our first month using it and so far it’s been working well for us. We have a little boy coming in April so we need to get on a budget right away and stay on it. I would love to get one of those beautiful envelope wallets to make things more organized in my purse so I don’t have to keep carrying around envelopes every place. Thanks for the offer and for your website!!
Following abfol
following a time for everything
facebooked about the giveaway
We have a budget that’s more of a look back and the end of the month and see how close we came. not very effective at all. I’m very hopeful that the envelope system will help me actually stay within the budget instead of being reactive!!
visited the etsy shop
I am a follower of ABFOL and Melissa’s Blog. I love the envelope system and have been doing a lot of reading in how to get this started. My husband and I have 5 children and very busy lives. I budget the best that I can but do believe the Envelope system would be a great help to me to get it all flowing smoothly. I love your Blog as well as Melissa’s. You both have wonderful organizing ideas and printables. I also love reading about everyones success stories and motivation that gives me the ability to stick to this. Have a great day everyone.
I just became a follower of your blog and of you on Pinterest! Our family has to budget monthly because we live on one income. I’m still trying to find the style that works best for us, so I’m always looking for new tips and tricks. Budgeting definitely helps take the stress out of the month!
I am on a budget! We started out with Dave Ramsey as well, but we’ve sort of fallen behind. Since I started school, I don’t have to pay my student loans for awhile, so we decided that we will spend time working on our house first.
I like the idea of snowballing! I completely forgot about it, looks like I need to get my handy dandy Dave Ramsey book out again!
Also, I am following you, and Melissa’s blog.
I also facebook shared, and google+ shared 🙂
What a wonderful give-away! I desperately need a budget I can follow and the envelope system sounds doable. The fabrics are beautiful! I have become a follower and will also place on facebook. Thank you so much! I hoping to retire this year and really need to get my finances under control. Blessings, Linda
Just found you from Living, Laughing and Loving. I am now following you and love all the info. I’m almost overwhemed and dont’ know where to begin. My husband does the budget, but maybe if I present a new system, I could help take that burden from him. Love Melissa’s stuff too. So cute.
I am a follower! We are starting Dave Ramsey’s plan and I would love these pretty envelopes to help get us started!
I am a follower of ABFUL
Stumbled on your blog today and LOVE IT! So many great tips and information! My husband created a slightly complex excel spreadsheet budget for us and I do think it works when I use it!
I am now following your blog, Melissa’s blog and Etsy shop, and I tweeted and Facebook’d about both of you – so excited about the possibility of winning this great budgeting tool!
I started following Melissa’s blog!
I visited her Etsy shop! Such beautiful envelopes and wallets!
Blogged about it!!
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I’m a follower, and I’m not on a budget….but I really need to be.
Following you now!
I’m following A Time for Everything. Such cute things in her shop!
I am not currently on a budget, but I know it’s long overdue. My husband is self-employed so our finances are always up and down. I’d love to win a cute money envelope to motivate me to do the cash system!
I just found your website from pinterst. LOVE it! We are just starting Dave Ramsey I love the wallet. Thanks for the post today, just gives me more motivation.
I follow both of you and I use a cash budget system also. I’m currently using paper envelopes but love the idea of a fabric wallet – going to check out the etsy shop now; may just have to buy one.
I also discovered your blog thanks to Pinterest. We have a budget, as in a goal amount for each category, but have trouble sticking to it and will definately try the envelope system. Love your blog, I have found so many helpful things already.
We are at a point in our lives when we no longer need to stick to a strict budget, but we do. I remember my envelope days well. We have always ‘paid ourselves first’ so we wouldn’t feel like we were working just to pay bills. We have been able to pay for our last 4 cars (my husband just bought his dream Porsche) with cash by putting away money every month. Living in a small house has been the best thing for our budget. We really think “do I really need it or is it just a whim?”. We find that we waste far less money by thinking before spending.
I am a new follower of ABFOL!
I just started following Melissa and you, and I also got on Melissa’s Etsy and saw all of the cute/practical money pouches!
This blog is exactly what I needed and the tools to show me how to become organized and budget my money. The steps and the plans are a must for me since I tend to be too much of free spirit, going to what seems fun at that moment rather than taking the time to be disciplined. My husband, a teacher, and I, a nurse, got married about a year ago in February. We are on a budget of planning a menu for the week, cooking at home, and trying to save as much as we can. Even though this does work occasionally, I often wonder at the end of the week…where did that money go? My husband and I recently sat down and decided we needed to be more disciplined about our budget. I have heard wonderful words about Dave Ramsey. We are just starting the book so to win the free giveaway would give us the perfect start!! Also, my girls’ accountability group at church is keeping me accountable for organizing and managing bills, so regardless this blog will be apart of my journey 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!
caroline
PS tweeted the blog/giveaway!….@tweet_caro
I now follow Melissa!
I am a follower! r_ragsdale@yahoo.com
I went to Melissa’s blog and am a follower now! (R_RAGSDALE@yahoo…) I also went to her Etsy shop and checked out all her awesome new designs and fabrics!
My husband and I aren’t really on a budget right now… besides staying within our means… but we’ve actually talked about trying the cash envelope system. We’ve heard great things about it!
I FB about the giveaway! @danreneemiles
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I tweeted about the giveaway!! @danreneemiles
https://twitter.com/#!/danreneemiles/status/159075731752751104
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I follow ABFOL!!!
I love Melissa Etsy shop!
We are now 16 days into our budget for the New Year and following Dave’s plan. Boy has it been an eye opener. Paying cash for all purchases and setting a budgetted amount for the month is harder than I thought, but we will get throught this. I have been using the envelpoes that come with the monthly bills for my envelope system (hey they are free), but after just 2 weeks they are looking a little ragged. i would love to win this giveaway!!!
What a cool idea! Thanks for sharing
Another great way to see my spending habits. Glad to have one of these for the kids, very convenient.
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I’ve been a follower of ABFOL. Really enjoy your site.
I’m currently not on a budget system officially but watch my budget real closely. Dave Ramsey consult was unable to really help me because the only debt I have are school loans and he said they only thing I can do is slowly pay them off. $18,000 and counting.
Following Melissa and visited her etsy page. I will say there are some really cute wallets. Perfect for budgeting and coupons.
Unfortunately, we are NOT on a budget. I’ve been telling my honey we should try Dave Ramsey’s idea and I think I’m making headway. Having the envelope system already in place would be just another step towards starting! Thanks.
I am a faithful follower of ABFOL!!!
Great idea! My friend uses this same method. I am very much looking forward to being out of debt someday….!!=) bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com
I am a college student studying nursing and a big fear in life for me is finances. I am working as well as going to nursing school to do my best to pay off loans. I recently discovered this site and what a blessing it has been in just the two days I have been reading it! I am interested in using this cash budget system and being organized using Melissa’s cute envelope system wallets! I can’t wait to be debt free and I am thankful for people like you who put out information like this to help others! God is so good=]
I follow your blog.
I have a budget written up but I haven’t been referring to it. Really need to get back to it!
So where do we see who won this giveaway? Did I miss it somewhere?
I am a follower of ABFOL!
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Just started FPU with Dave Ramsey 2 weeks ago! Just trying to figure it all out…but very excited….thanks for sharing!!!
I am following ABFOL!
I am now following A Time For Everything…
I am on a semi-cash budget. Dave Ramsey’s system rocks!
Melissa’s store is adorable!! I need to order something =)
We are just re-booting our cash budget. After using the system faithfully for two years, a big move and a couple new kids changed the game – A LOT. Now, we’re back on the cash budget wagon and I found your blog from Melissa’s. Thanks for the giveaway! jackson6mom@gmail.com
So cute!! I’m a follower of ABFOL.
Following A time for everything.
I’m on a cash budget but have a hard time keeping my envelopes organized. This is such a useful and beautiful product.
I love the designer envelope!! We too stumbled upon Dave Ramsey and have been budgeting now for a few months! He certainly knows his stuff. We have our monthly budget meetings and yes it’s tough at the start but IT WORKS!!. We are on a cash budget but to no avail have I been able to find a good caring system for the cash! lol I’m fumbling all the time! I love the system you have here!!! I want one I want one!!!!! 🙂
First I love your site! I am just starting to finally organize myself. You are right, being unorganized takes up so much of your life. Secondly, I love that you are a Believer! So many are not here in Canada. I have a question about these cash envelopes. I see many of them do not have a closure on them. How does change not fall out? I know silly question but this is the first time that I have seen these! I have seen the receipt or coupon accordion style ones that you can buy. thanks!
Sam, You can get a “change purse” for your change and only place your dollars in the envelopes. Then you can SAVE all of your change at the end of the day and use it at the end of the year for vacation!! Have a great day. 🙂
Not on a budget, but getting ready to be! One of my main goals for the new year!! Already follow ABFOL , now a follower of Melissa’s blog and her Etsy shop!
I am a member of ABFOL, and now am following Melissas blog and currently do follow a budget
Just found your blog and I like it! We are currently trying to get out of debt, but really kind of went overboard this Christmas. No more credit cards though. Working with a debt counselor to pay them all off. Will try the cash system for groceries, gas, entertainment.
So excited to follow ABFOL and now Melissa! I used to be on the envelope system and have gotten away from it. Would love to get back into and these wallets are just the cutest incentive! Thanks for the chance!
I am a member of ABFOL, now following Melissa on Pinterest, have pinned her site and give away, posted give away on FB. Single mom with teenage sons working on getting control of my life again in the dying economy. Your site is great and very helpful. Starting the year on the cash system.
Hi – love your site! I would like to be entered in the cash envelope system give-away. I am following ABFOL on Twitter, couldn’t follow Melissa’s blog because she’s not on twitter, but I tweeted about it. I am following her store on etsy. I have used a cash-only (other than utilities) for the past year, but I am going to break it down into the categories this year. This past, I’ve just got my “allowance” from the ATM for the week and when it was gone, it was gone. But I set up some paper envelopes for: 1) Gasoline, 2) Food, 3) Personal Care, 4) Home, 5) Farm, 6) Clothing, 7) Gifts/Charity, 8) Vacation, 9) Landscape, 10) Entertainment. While a lot of these can just stay in my home office, I would LOVE the cash envelope wallet for the ones that I use when I’m out and about. Great give-away! Peace in your new year!
I totally just realized this was from LAST YEAR! Haha! Oh, well. Still love the site and with my new budget, I’m sure I’ll be able to buy the pretty cash wallet soon!
I just found your blog while looking for a cash envelope wallet! I really want to try this budget system. I’ve tried other systems in the past, but nothing sticks. Thanks for the chance to win!
I just became a follower and can’t wait to read all that you have and get updated! My fiance and I are starting Dave Ramsey’s Financial Planning Univ on Feb 5. Together, we are looking forward to working on our budget together and planning for the future!
JUST FOUND UR WEB SITE AND IS IN LOVE! NEW YEAR NEW ME I WOULD LOVE TO TRY THE ENVELOPE SYSTEM SO I HOPE I WIN 🙂 I DID LIKE ABFOL ON FB/PINED IT AND FOLLOWING ALL UR PINS/TWEET(@TCANS1) IT/FOLLOWED MELISSA/LOOKED @ HER ETSY.
I am a follower of ABFOL.
I just found your website last night, and started following you on Pinterest as well. I am so excited to get organizing my house. It is long overdue. I think it’s going to be my 16 year old and my project this summer. As a teacher, that’s when everything gets done. My husband and I are also FPU students and I cant’t wait for the day we graduate debt free. We are roughly on the same track as you, hoping to be debt free but for mortgages (2 homes: we are stuck with a rental we couldn’t sell in the downed market in Cedar City, UT and live in Grantsville). Thanks for all the great photos and tutorials.
Just found you blog and love it! This year I’m working on getting and staying organized, setting a realistic budget and sticking to it!
Are you still using this system? If yes, how is it going?
Toni and I both use the envelope system and it definitely holds you accountable for your spending. I would highly recommend it!
I have just found this blog and I am going to talk with my husband about using this cash system..It really seems so easy and I would love to be debt free..
Love blogs like yours…. Always so helpful! Also a follower of Melissa’s site as well!!
Which wallet do you have? I only see the zippered ones on Melissa’s site. This looks like a wallet that holds several zippered cases. Please help!!
Im not sure what its called but you can check out http://www.atimeforeverything.net and see whats available. 🙂