Frustrated with grocery overspending, I switched to cash envelopes

Now I never blow my budget.

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How do you handle it when you see a good deal but your grocery cash is already low? Like, if chicken is half off but you only have ten bucks left, do you skip it or pull from another envelope? I tried the envelope thing before but messed up when I needed something urgent like toilet paper. What's your rule for stuff that doesn't fit the budget? Do you just say no and wait until next week? I'm kinda impressed you stuck with it, lol.

andrew6933d ago

Ever read about keeping a tiny buffer in each envelope? That saved me when deals popped up!