Back when I was single I would withdraw a weekly 'allowance' in cash for all personal expenses for the week, and if there was any left come the weekend (the amount was chosen so there usually was) I could blow it on books or games or put it into a savings account for some bigger purchase later.
The rest of the money went to investments and to pay bills and if there was any left of that left when payday next rolled around then it went into an emergency savings fund.
Since I've gotten married we've not managed to figure out a way to organize our money that works for both of us, as we have completely different ways of handling money.
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Date: 2008-05-02 12:57 pm (UTC)Back when I was single I would withdraw a weekly 'allowance' in cash for all personal expenses for the week, and if there was any left come the weekend (the amount was chosen so there usually was) I could blow it on books or games or put it into a savings account for some bigger purchase later.
The rest of the money went to investments and to pay bills and if there was any left of that left when payday next rolled around then it went into an emergency savings fund.
Since I've gotten married we've not managed to figure out a way to organize our money that works for both of us, as we have completely different ways of handling money.