Comments on: The 11 Principles Series: Always Spend Less Money Than You Make http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-11-principles-series-always-spend-less-money-than-you-make/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-11-principles-series-always-spend-less-money-than-you-make personal finance blog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:07:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: suzie http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-11-principles-series-always-spend-less-money-than-you-make/comment-page-1/#comment-4956 suzie Sun, 08 Jul 2007 03:42:14 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-11-principles-series-always-spend-less-money-than-you-make/#comment-4956 Well I started to live below my means. I am a single mother of one teenage child. I take home $1600 every two weeks and I live in a one bedroom basement which costs $725 a month. However, I am not making ends meet. I'm now in the process of saving for an mergency fund. this is very difficult since I have bill collectors howding me for money on a daily basis. I like the artles - keep them coming. Well I started to live below my means. I am a single mother of one teenage child. I take home $1600 every two weeks and I live in a one bedroom basement which costs $725 a month. However, I am not making ends meet. I’m now in the process of saving for an mergency fund. this is very difficult since I have bill collectors howding me for money on a daily basis. I like the artles – keep them coming.

]]> By: carol http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-11-principles-series-always-spend-less-money-than-you-make/comment-page-1/#comment-4948 carol Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:35:24 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-11-principles-series-always-spend-less-money-than-you-make/#comment-4948 Great article. I applaud you on the envelope system. I also use the envelope system, and believe me, for a family of 4 people and six cats, all one one income + food stamps to cover the rent, utilities, truck insurance, gasoline, clothes, cat needs(food, vet bills, etc.) it is a life saver, not to mention what peace of mind it gives me. At this point in time, I haave $140 saved for my short term goal of a new Sears Kenmore refrigirater. I wish I could get dear SO on board with the envelope system. He handles the $728 part of it, while I handle the $100 part of it, and I think it's starting to get his goat that I am managing my money better even though he handles the lion's share. He pays all the bills, buys the gasoline, but the rest just gets spent. I honestly don't think he ever even heard of the word budget, but what gets my goat is that he is so mule stubborn about listening to a woman about how to better manage his money. Great article. I applaud you on the envelope system. I also use the envelope system, and believe me, for a family of 4 people and six cats, all one one income + food stamps to cover the rent, utilities, truck insurance, gasoline, clothes, cat needs(food, vet bills, etc.) it is a life saver, not to mention what peace of mind it gives me. At this point in time, I haave $140 saved for my short term goal of a new Sears Kenmore refrigirater.

I wish I could get dear SO on board with the envelope system. He handles the $728 part of it, while I handle the $100 part of it, and I think it’s starting to get his goat that I am managing my money better even though he handles the lion’s share. He pays all the bills, buys the gasoline, but the rest just gets spent. I honestly don’t think he ever even heard of the word budget, but what gets my goat is that he is so mule stubborn about listening to a woman about how to better manage his money.

]]> By: Amber Yount http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-11-principles-series-always-spend-less-money-than-you-make/comment-page-1/#comment-4935 Amber Yount Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:02:56 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-11-principles-series-always-spend-less-money-than-you-make/#comment-4935 This is the most obvious tip, but also the hardest to follow, unfortunately. This is the most obvious tip, but also the hardest to follow, unfortunately.

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