The rewards of a budget.

So Jackie and I are on a budget that Travis form www.callmetravis.com introduced to us when we first joined hands in marriage. This budget is called the envelope system it is encouraged by well know finance guru Dave Ramsey. We had used it in the past but after getting out of the military we slacked off a real budget. So desperate times calls for desperate measures. We went on our weekly trip to Wal-mart and calculated everything in separate categories: Groceries, Household Items, Blake's Fun Money, and Jackie's Fun Money just to name a few. We approached the cash register with confidence we had done good. Our Groceries came to a total of $31.12, oops wait I forgot this $1.00 coupon for the $.75 Powerade. Yes, $30.12 that will due I have $.12 in the penny bank. When it came to Household goods $9.98 that's a whole $.02 under budget, which means only a dime needs to come from the penny bank. It really does feel good to be living on a budget and know that it works.