Make sure you and your spouse are on the same page with the budget amounts. On that envelope, write out Groceries. Make sure you take enough money with you to cover your groceries for that trip. No money—and I mean zero money —comes out of that groceries envelope except to pay for food at the grocery store. If you go food shopping and leave the envelope at home by mistake, turn your car back around! Do a pantry challenge! Dig through your pantry to see what you can find to make dinner without having to hit the grocery store.
This is a great way to really get intentional about your spending habits! Shopping at the grocery store, going out to eat, getting a haircut or oil change are all times when using the envelope system works really well! You can still use cash envelopes for online purchases, but it does get a little trickier.
Be careful not to borrow from the other cash envelopes. When it comes to the envelope system, it can be really tempting to shuffle cash from one category to fund another.
Remember, the whole purpose of using cash envelopes is to control your spending and help you stick to your budget. If you run out of restaurant money, eat leftovers instead of going out.
If you see your gas money slipping away faster than you planned, limit your trips or start carpooling to work. Find creative ways to make your money stretch when the envelopes are getting low! If you have a crisis come up in the middle of the month or something happens and you have absolutely no choice but to shift your cash envelopes around, call an emergency budget meeting to talk it through.
If you have money left in an envelope at the end of the month, congratulations! You came in under budget! Reason being, an accountability partner is someone who will keep you on track. When you start a new habit of any kind, odds are not in your favor. As in, you are likely to quit within the first three months! An accountability partner can be a close friend, relative, or even your spouse!
This person is someone who you can check in with on a regular basis once a month is sufficient and this person is someone who can motivate you and help you through the process. Instead of having multiple categories, all you really need is to separate your envelopes into three specific categories: giving, saving, and spending.
Children of any age can participate in this system, and it will make a huge difference in their worldview regarding how money works. To begin, separate these three envelopes. Encourage your child to put money from birthdays and Christmas into these envelopes. It is important to educate them the importance of delayed gratification, which essentially means to wait to get your reward. Instead of simply putting money into a piggy bank, this envelope system is a great way to educate your child on the importance of giving, and how to save up for what you want!
By having your own envelope system in place, your children can see how you and your spouse use the envelope system, and this will encourage your child to participate in their own envelope method! Below you will find a detailed printable that will help guide you to having a successful envelope system!
This printable for the Dave Ramsey envelope system has been a tried and true addition to my regular budget meetings, and I believe it will be an asset for you and your spouse or accountability partner as well! Click the photo below to be taken straight to the printable and do not forget that if you sign up for my email list you get a freebie or printable with every single email! Thousands of women are taking advantage of this awesome newsletter, and I would love for you to join the fun too!
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