Comments on: When you know where your money is, you can make decisions on the fly.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:10:25 +0000

that would require effort and planning ahead :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:09:40 +0000

In reply to Joel. That works too! If you know you're always banking cash every paycheck you can live much more freer! Way to go :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:08:43 +0000

In reply to Mary Anne @ BillGuard. AusterityIsSexy.com is coming out next ;)

By: Joel @savoutsidethebox

Joel @savoutsidethebox — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:03:37 +0000

Oh, and next time go to Cardpool.com and get yourself a discounted gift card. You’ll save an extra 10% on those t shirts.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:37:45 +0000

I couldn’t agree more J. Money. I’ve never been good at budgeting…but I really don’t have to be because I save way more than I spend. It is a freeing feeling to be able to drop some dough if I go on a thrift store binge (which is similar to your TJ Maxx runs) or get some dope new Levi’s and not have to worry whether or not I can afford it.

By: Mary Anne @ BillGuard

Mary Anne @ BillGuard — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:54:01 +0000

“They hear “budget” and scream for the hills as if they’re being chased by an axe murderer.” — Haha, J. Money, I love the way you describe things!

Seriously, though, you’re right: people are turned off by the word “budget” because it sounds so austere. It alternately conjures images of hunching over a spreadsheet or living a life that’s so frugal it’s worthy of its own extremist reality TV show.

In reality, though, a budget saves you from stress when unexpected expenses hit … like it did for your parents, and for several of the people who have left comments above. So it’s important to redefine the word “budget” and make it — as this blog title says — sexy!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:52:04 +0000

WOW. Just… wow.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:51:18 +0000

In reply to Jacob @ iHeartBudgets. bring it over here too accidentally!

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:00:44 +0000

It could be worse, you could spend 100K for one t-shirt!

http://shine.yahoo.com/fashion/a–91-500-t-shirt–yes–it-exists–right-on-the-rack-at-h%C3%A9rmes–181043462.html

By: Jacob @ iHeartBudgets

Jacob @ iHeartBudgets — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:20:07 +0000

In reply to J. Money. Right?! Our cabinets are pretty disgusting too, and ugly. I might just *accidently* empty them and take a sledgehammer to them one day....hmmmm