Lets talk about Budgets SHE said!

[sonjack2847]

On 7/2/2016 at 7:05 PM, Dave Hounddriver said:

Has anyone else noticed that the person controlling the money sees a budget as the maximum to be spent (anything left over can be rebudgeted) while the person spending the money sees a budget as the minimum to be spent (they see it as a good thing if they don't go 'to far' over budget).

 

It is a darn shame that the only real way to make a budget work is to hide money and say the budget is less than it actually is. 

Ha ha so true

[AlwaysRt]

On 7/2/2016 at 7:05 PM, Dave Hounddriver said:

Has anyone else noticed that the person controlling the money sees a budget as the maximum to be spent (anything left over can be rebudgeted) while the person spending the money sees a budget as the minimum to be spent (they see it as a good thing if they don't go 'to far' over budget).

 

It is a darn shame that the only real way to make a budget work is to hide money and say the budget is less than it actually is. 

Savings should be a part of any budget. If a "Savings" line item will be baulked at perhaps calling it "Emergency Budget Overflow Fund" sounds more important... 

[Dave Hounddriver]

1 hour ago, AlwaysRt said:

Savings should be a part of any budget. If a "Savings" line item will be baulked at perhaps calling it "Emergency Budget Overflow Fund" sounds more important... 

I like where you are going with this but filipinas translate words from English in the way that best suits them.  Thus every time she wants to spend money it will be an Emergency Budget Overflow.  I find it best to name the savings with your goal.  For example, this inadvertently worked for me:  Name the savings as Yvonne's Going to Canada fund.  Then when she does not get her visa we have money for other things.  Trust me, it won't last long