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Budget, Meet Exceptions: Irregular Expenses Are Gonna Get Ya

June 17th, 2009 3 Comments

Cash Husband writes:
There comes a point in any grand plan when circumstances conspire to deliver a seemingly karmic smackdown.
June is that point for our budget. So far in June, we’ve racked up the following irregular expenses:
$588 car repair (with a note about potential future repairs totaling $2,500)
$300 window unit air conditioner
$275 [...]

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Budget Buzz: Getting Over ‘I Don’t Know’

May 5th, 2009 4 Comments

Budgeting gets a bad rap as a giant drag. If you’re not someone who’s inherently organized, as I’m not, first thinking about the process feels like trying to corral the very air.
“Money? I don’t know, I just, you know, wing it.”
But winging it always left me uneasy. I’d think, “I must be overspending. But I [...]

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