Comments on: A Peek Inside Amanda’s Money Notebooks!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:37:00 +0000

In reply to Jules. :)

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:16:06 +0000

LOVE this! The options for budgeting out there are endless, pretty cool to see evidence of not need much more than a notebook, pen and calculator. At its core, budgeting really is that simple!

Kudos to Amanda and thanks for featuring something we don’t see that often in the personal finance space!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:05:44 +0000

In reply to Dani. I've shot you both emails w/ it ;)

By: Dani

Dani — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:34:41 +0000

In reply to Kelly. Okay, third request to see this board. I also use YNAB, but am looking for something to motivate us to save more (we've paid off all debt but the house), and this sounds like it might be right up the alley. Please do a guest post for J!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:55:22 +0000

In reply to Kelly. INCREDIBLE!!!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 16:42:21 +0000

Yes, the money board is a bulletin board that hangs on the wall in the office. It’s about 18”x22”. I’ll email you a picture. It’s pretty plain looking… it’s literally money on a bulletin board! :-)

My husband and I have paid off approximately $249k in debt over the past 13 years using it.

By: A

Sat, 21 Sep 2019 11:07:11 +0000

Very inspiring story Amanda! Goes on to show it’s not just about how much you make, but what you do with it.

J, thanks for sharing with us here

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 21:09:40 +0000

In reply to Nita.

Very true indeed!! And if it’s working for you – great!! That’s the hardest part of it all – figuring out the best way to manage this stuff :)

By: Nita

Nita — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:54:17 +0000

This is great! And very inspiring. I earn about the same and I often think I don’t earn enough to really move forward.
J$ I wonder what you’ll think of my 2 saving funds and *goes look* 11 sinking funds… it’s just Excel jfc, in the bank all sinking funds are lumped in one account.
Actually, I’d argue that modest earnings usually mean you need more sinking funds. With those earnings, even a once-a-year €200 expense can mess up a month’s budget if you haven’t planned ahead, while a high-earner would pay it painlessly when it came.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:08:11 +0000

In reply to Becky.

Yayy!!!

Always good to hear how others work it!

And totally get the thrill of waiting to spread out that next batch of dollars, haha…

Thx for popping in :)