cash allowance
As usual, I’m trying to be tight with my money. This week, I got $20 cash back from a register. I told myself it was all I could spend until payday. Well, payday is here. And I still have a few bucks. Amazing. I know I’ve been saying that a cash allowance wouldn’t work for me, because I lose track of cash easily. But hey, it worked this time. Maybe I’ll try it again for the next week.
I’ve been doing the cash allowance thing as far as my ‘fun money’ goes. It’s just been easier to record each ATM withdrawal rather than keep track of every purchase.
That reminds me of why I stopped using cash. Twenty dollars would be gone, and I wouldn’t know where I spent it, but when I use a debit card, it’s all right there in my online statement.
Comment by K. — December 5, 2008 @ 8:41 pm