You are absolutely fabulous. What stores do you usually do your grocery shopping at? Do you stock up on anything like soda or water? Can you possibly do some in store grocery shopping videos? It would be awesome if you could show how you do your full shopping trip
I go to different stores depending on what I need, but yes I do stock up on certain things! That sounds like an interesting idea and I’ll definitely try doing a video like that! Or at least a grocery haul 🤔
I'd actually recommend increasing your savings by pulling anything left from a prior budget period and putting it in a separate stash or into the account or retirement where it'll draw interest. This keeps your spending even tighter. The only exception would be health.
I have two separate accounts I have for retirement that get drafted every month that isn’t included, so any savings I keep in my binder is extra and for no specific reason other than to save extra to have more of a cushion should I ever need it 🙂
@@budgetmealex But retirement is for retirement and generally not accessible until 50s/60. $1190 between emergency & savings seems a little sparse. Don’t you still want savings so like 3-6m emergency fund as Dave Ramsey recommends at the minimum. Like, if something crazy happens, retirement funds isn’t accessible so savings is needed for that reason, no? Sorry, not trying to be annoying or condescending, just genuinely curious as to your thoughts on this 💕
@@leahmcdermott4189 The retirement plan I have is actually accessible prior to that age due to the fact that it’s money already taxed and not in a 401k or anything similar. I started these accounts 10 years ago and have definitely funded a significant amount monthly with a good interest which is why my emergency fund is separate and not the only thing I have if anything were to happen. But I do appreciate the concern. If I never stuff anything else, my accounts always get money and I count them as a non negotiable part of my budget.
You can go to customer service at Costco and give them your cash and ask to put in on a spending card. They will put in on a gift card type thing for no charge and you can use that at the pump instead of a debit or credit card! You don't even need the costco card at the pump then! I take my gas money once or twice a month and load up the card! You can keep reusing the same card too!
Omg I got in a car accident in June (someone ran a red light) and I’m just now finally getting everything closed up and settled. We were waiting for parts forever for my car, only to find out that the insurance decided to total it! So I totally get what you’re going through. Hang in there, hopefully everything will be resolved for you very soon!🙏🏼
Here is to hoping your car gets fixed soon. Parts are becoming harder to come by in this environment. Little bits a pieces are now hard to acquire. My grandma rear ended someone (low impact at a stop. Her car was the only one damaged, thankfully) but just the chrome detailing around the emblem for her car took like, 3 months to get.
Okay yes!! Everything is on backorder right now! Thank God I just got a call today and even they were shocked that the parts came in and my car is finished! So I'm super thankful and picking up my car tomorrow morning. I think we were all shocked lol
It’s been 2 or 3 weeks since I’ve watched one of your videos. I still love the attention and thought you put into your envelope. I really like yours the best. I am doing mine different because of my husband. This is big adjustment for him. Our girls are pretty good at getting money from us. This is coming to a quick stop since the two oldest now have jobs where they make more money than us. Our youngest is in grad school so we still get her Amazon wish list sent to us on a regular basis. We sent her a package this past week and she called to thank us because we both hid money in the box without telling each other. Personally I think she has good thing going. Her sisters even do stuff for her! Lol! Enjoy your week. Happy fall!🌻🌻🌻
Aww I honestly love that!! I can totally see it being a big adjustment. It's way different than what people are used to. So happy for your family! It sounds like you have a lot of great things going for you all! Wishing you the best 💖💖💖
You have definitely inspired me to be an all cash budgeter when I finish grad school and get a job. I want to be able to pay down my debt quickly and save for a house 🤞🏾🙏🏾
Yay!!! Another upload 🙌🏼 Oh goodness, I’m so sorry to hear that you are still having car issues.. hopefully your parts arrive and it will get returned soon! Great video Alex 💕
Great to see you back again. Are you still planning on doing a budgeting video? You had mentioned doing one before. I'd love to see how you actually figure out what to spend on what every week. Great video as always.
Absolutely!! Now that things have calmed down just a bit, I'd like to start incorporating more videos, and a budgeting video is definitely top of the list since it seems to be the #1 requested video. Working on it coming soon 🙂
This doesnt seem convenient and dangerous having all that cash on-hand, especially for a woman. Plus, everything we do is paid or ordered online nowadays....I understand pocket cash...but wow lol
If it wasn’t convenient, then I’m sure she wouldn’t be doing it. It literally cost you nothing to let people do what works for them, while you do the same.
@@mayapasillas4383 Relax keyboard warrior. At the end of the day she will continue to do what works for her and I will continue to give my opinion on a public platform that encourages conversation. We dont have to agree and my comment wasn't even offensive. Chill out girl. Your getting worked way too much🤚🏽❤️
I appreciate the advice, but as stated in my video, I do acknowledge that having so much cash on hand is not the safest thing. I do however, keep a safe and don’t just leave my binders sit anywhere. As for what I carry on hand, I don’t believe it’s too much to consider it to be dangerous. I appreciate the concern though 🙂
You are absolutely fabulous. What stores do you usually do your grocery shopping at? Do you stock up on anything like soda or water? Can you possibly do some in store grocery shopping videos? It would be awesome if you could show how you do your full shopping trip
I go to different stores depending on what I need, but yes I do stock up on certain things! That sounds like an interesting idea and I’ll definitely try doing a video like that! Or at least a grocery haul 🤔
I'd actually recommend increasing your savings by pulling anything left from a prior budget period and putting it in a separate stash or into the account or retirement where it'll draw interest. This keeps your spending even tighter. The only exception would be health.
I have two separate accounts I have for retirement that get drafted every month that isn’t included, so any savings I keep in my binder is extra and for no specific reason other than to save extra to have more of a cushion should I ever need it 🙂
@@budgetmealex But retirement is for retirement and generally not accessible until 50s/60. $1190 between emergency & savings seems a little sparse. Don’t you still want savings so like 3-6m emergency fund as Dave Ramsey recommends at the minimum. Like, if something crazy happens, retirement funds isn’t accessible so savings is needed for that reason, no? Sorry, not trying to be annoying or condescending, just genuinely curious as to your thoughts on this 💕
@@leahmcdermott4189 The retirement plan I have is actually accessible prior to that age due to the fact that it’s money already taxed and not in a 401k or anything similar. I started these accounts 10 years ago and have definitely funded a significant amount monthly with a good interest which is why my emergency fund is separate and not the only thing I have if anything were to happen. But I do appreciate the concern. If I never stuff anything else, my accounts always get money and I count them as a non negotiable part of my budget.
Even with life's challenges you've been facing, you are doing an amazing job on your budget.
Thank you so much!
You can go to customer service at Costco and give them your cash and ask to put in on a spending card. They will put in on a gift card type thing for no charge and you can use that at the pump instead of a debit or credit card! You don't even need the costco card at the pump then! I take my gas money once or twice a month and load up the card! You can keep reusing the same card too!
Oh wow!! I honestly didn’t even know they could do that! Good to know, thank you! 😄
Glad your back!
Omg I got in a car accident in June (someone ran a red light) and I’m just now finally getting everything closed up and settled. We were waiting for parts forever for my car, only to find out that the insurance decided to total it! So I totally get what you’re going through. Hang in there, hopefully everything will be resolved for you very soon!🙏🏼
Aw thank you so much! And wow what a headache. Glad everything is officially settled with all of that! 🙏🏼
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Great video.
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Sucks that they haven’t given you an ETA for the car parts I’m sorry :/
Luckily it was all so much faster than expected 😅
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Great 👍 stuffing
Thanks! 🥰
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I like the simplicity of your wallet envelopes. Good luck with getting your car fixed, hope it doesn’t take too long.
Thank you! Just got a good update on it, so it was totally unexpected but it looks like I'll be having it back way sooner than expected 😄
Here is to hoping your car gets fixed soon. Parts are becoming harder to come by in this environment. Little bits a pieces are now hard to acquire. My grandma rear ended someone (low impact at a stop. Her car was the only one damaged, thankfully) but just the chrome detailing around the emblem for her car took like, 3 months to get.
Okay yes!! Everything is on backorder right now! Thank God I just got a call today and even they were shocked that the parts came in and my car is finished! So I'm super thankful and picking up my car tomorrow morning. I think we were all shocked lol
Great stuffing Alex! Can’t wait for the condensing video 💖
Thank you! Definitely needed so coming in the next week or two!
It’s been 2 or 3 weeks since I’ve watched one of your videos. I still love the attention and thought you put into your envelope. I really like yours the best. I am doing mine different because of my husband. This is big adjustment for him. Our girls are pretty good at getting money from us. This is coming to a quick stop since the two oldest now have jobs where they make more money than us. Our youngest is in grad school so we still get her Amazon wish list sent to us on a regular basis. We sent her a package this past week and she called to thank us because we both hid money in the box without telling each other. Personally I think she has good thing going. Her sisters even do stuff for her! Lol! Enjoy your week. Happy fall!🌻🌻🌻
Aww I honestly love that!! I can totally see it being a big adjustment. It's way different than what people are used to. So happy for your family! It sounds like you have a lot of great things going for you all! Wishing you the best 💖💖💖
You have definitely inspired me to be an all cash budgeter when I finish grad school and get a job. I want to be able to pay down my debt quickly and save for a house 🤞🏾🙏🏾
You can definitely do it! When you really stick to it, you'll be so surprised by how quickly your savings actually grow. I believe in you 💕
Hey girl, I definitely feel you about your car ): im hoping all will go well 💗
Thank you! Just got the update that it’s ready and will be covered 🙏🏼
Amaizing video honey 👍
Hey girl. Here watching 💕
Here supporting 💜🖤
Yay!!! Another upload 🙌🏼 Oh goodness, I’m so sorry to hear that you are still having car issues.. hopefully your parts arrive and it will get returned soon! Great video Alex 💕
Just got some good news today, so very exciting! Thankful it's been a smoother process than expected 🙏🏼
@@budgetmealex yay 💕💕💕
Great to see you back again. Are you still planning on doing a budgeting video? You had mentioned doing one before. I'd love to see how you actually figure out what to spend on what every week. Great video as always.
Absolutely!! Now that things have calmed down just a bit, I'd like to start incorporating more videos, and a budgeting video is definitely top of the list since it seems to be the #1 requested video. Working on it coming soon 🙂
Great video
Nice job as always.
Hey Alex. Great to hear from you. God bless you always.
Thank you! God bless 🙏🏼
Great job hun 💕💕💕
Sorry to hear you were rear ended - hope you are ok 😊 hi from Ireland 🇮🇪
Hey!! I've always wanted to go to Ireland. Honestly a dream destination for me 😍
great stuffing as always 💕
Thank you! 🤗
Loved 🥰 your video. Missed you..
😊 thank you
Where did you get your wallet?
It’s in the description.
I’ve gotten a couple of comments that the one linked is out of stock so I’ll try to find something similar 🙂
This doesnt seem convenient and dangerous having all that cash on-hand, especially for a woman. Plus, everything we do is paid or ordered online nowadays....I understand pocket cash...but wow lol
If it wasn’t convenient, then I’m sure she wouldn’t be doing it. It literally cost you nothing to let people do what works for them, while you do the same.
@@mayapasillas4383 Relax keyboard warrior. At the end of the day she will continue to do what works for her and I will continue to give my opinion on a public platform that encourages conversation. We dont have to agree and my comment wasn't even offensive. Chill out girl. Your getting worked way too much🤚🏽❤️
@@TheDoors777 the fact that you think using common sense = keyboard warrior tells me all I need to know. Please, find better hobbies than this.
I appreciate the advice, but as stated in my video, I do acknowledge that having so much cash on hand is not the safest thing. I do however, keep a safe and don’t just leave my binders sit anywhere. As for what I carry on hand, I don’t believe it’s too much to consider it to be dangerous. I appreciate the concern though 🙂
@@TheDoors777 defensive much? Nobody asked for your opinion lol
may or may not have bought a cash binder because of you 🙌🏼🤎
Girrrrrl get it! 👏🏼