http://blog.weeklyenvelope.com Regain control over your wallet and spending. Learn good financial habits Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:30:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blog.weeklyenvelope.com/avoiding-5-budgeting-mistakes-with-weekly-envelope/#comment-6 Econobusters » Blog Archive » Mid-week links for you! Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:09:52 +0000 http://blog.weeklyenvelope.com/?p=30#comment-6 [...] 5 Common Budgeting Mistakes: http://blog.weeklyenvelope.com/avoiding-5-budgeting-mistakes-with-weekly-envelope/ [...] [...] 5 Common Budgeting Mistakes: http://blog.weeklyenvelope.com/avoiding-5-budgeting-mistakes-with-weekly-envelope/ [...]

]]> http://blog.weeklyenvelope.com/money-talks-in-families-avoiding-conflict/#comment-5 Matt Crane Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:31:34 +0000 http://blog.weeklyenvelope.com/?p=19#comment-5 Svox: generally, the concept of entitlement (i.e. "I/we deserve") is a road to failure because you start looking for ways to get what you want regardless of any sane reasons not to do it. But I totally agree with your statement that there must be rewards for sticking to a budget. From my experience (as a devoted Weekly Envelope user), it's always possible for us to reward ourselves with a $150 dinner at a decent Japanese restaurant every 2-3 weeks without any problems. Svox: generally, the concept of entitlement (i.e. “I/we deserve”) is a road to failure because you start looking for ways to get what you want regardless of any sane reasons not to do it. But I totally agree with your statement that there must be rewards for sticking to a budget. From my experience (as a devoted Weekly Envelope user), it’s always possible for us to reward ourselves with a $150 dinner at a decent Japanese restaurant every 2-3 weeks without any problems.

]]> http://blog.weeklyenvelope.com/money-talks-in-families-avoiding-conflict/#comment-3 svox Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:40:08 +0000 http://blog.weeklyenvelope.com/?p=19#comment-3 Let me add that it could be either effective if you reward the family when budget limits were not exceeded. Like let's say - we deserve a decent restaurant at the end of the month once the money were not overspent. However, the reward must be reasonable enough otherwise it may turn out to be a penny-wise and pound-foolish case :) Let me add that it could be either effective if you reward the family when budget limits were not exceeded. Like let’s say - we deserve a decent restaurant at the end of the month once the money were not overspent. However, the reward must be reasonable enough otherwise it may turn out to be a penny-wise and pound-foolish case

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