Cash Savings!!💵
Last month I decided to start a couple cash savings goals! Figured I put the cash in envelopes and they’d be out of sight, out of mind until I need them.
The first was a facebook marketplace savings! We’re decluttering over the summer and I had an idea to sell the things we’re gonna donate on market place for really cheap. If they don’t sell by August then we can take them to the Salvation Army! The rules for that envelope are; take any money given from sells and put it in, when August comes take the money and split it in half mom. Why is it being split? Most of the stuff is my mom’s and i’m doing all the work of selling it so… 50/50!🤷♀️ I plan to use my half for textbooks in the Fall! 📚
The second is just a regular/emergencyish cash savings! I have an online savings account that I allot money to every check, but just thought this could be extra! Rules for that envelope are; any $1/$5 bills from change need to be put in envelope, try to put $10 bill/month, try to put $20 bill/2 months, if you can put leftover cash before a check into envelope!
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