My Savings Goals Binder | Save Cash With Me

[@UghUgh1234]

An easier way to do it if you don’t want to use cash. Add up all your sinking funds, divide by 12, save that much per month. Then the month you need that specific SF, transfer it out of the savings. But your monthly SF amount you save doesn’t change ever. I think it helps even out monthly spendings

[@barbieamica2023]

Good idea but the total will probably be too high for most people to save at once

[@brendaproulx3052]

It is easier, but a lot of us like coloring it is soothing. I told my DD the other day when she said" mom just move money over" & I said" years ago I lived paycheck to paycheck, by doing savings challenges & sinking funds I debt free & have more money than I ever thought possible. I like telling my $ where to go it's great🎉🎉❤❤

[@t.m.3769]

This is better for those of us that have ADHD

[@cottoncandiez8872]

​@@t.m.3769I disagree. If I had that much money sitting in my account my ADHD desire to chase the dopamine would encourage me to spend said money. Cash I can keep out of my own sight, out of mind

[@LA-ly1nt]

Good one but we should be mindful of by what date each sinking fund is needed and how much it should at least have.

[@rosamondhazell2149]

So glad to see you. You changed my outlook on money 4 years ago, and gave me great ideas !!

[@julieb6680]

Thank you for sharing. I have been using sinking funds for 3 years and when a holiday comes around it is great to have the cash. Sometimes I do save more than planned which is even better.❤❤

[@PriscillaCillaHenderson]

This was soooooooo helpful, I'm a visual person and seeing you do it step by step clicked with me thank you

[@EE-in7su]

I do very little with actual cash. It feels safer to me to not have it at home AND makes it that much harder to spend it if I'm tempted or feeling short on something else. However, I definitely have little trackers for each fund, so I can see it going up, even if I can't see the actual cash piling up. I've experimented with prop money/place holders, too, but it really is the colored in boxes/icons that feels great.

[@gabilafora4204]

I started this with my husband in different bank accounts for Christmas and he loved, so this year we are making for all birthday, holidays, Christmas, everything, and we are having 2 holidays, its the best thing ever.

[@nurireed8471]

I love seeing this. I found your channel in Nov 2019 before "C". I am a nurse .Single mom. This way of budgeting everything for me. ❤

[@lesleyJOHNSON-s4u]

correction the tracker is shown at 3:40 mark

[@stephanielitz5102]

Can you explain again how to determine the value of each icon for your goal sheets? I love your visuals!!!! It's fun to color in the charts to see ones progress!

[@Myaussiehome]

Good to watch how you do it! Helpful for motivation!!

[@twirlywhirlz]

Where can we find the binder cover with the piggy bank? It's so cute 😍

[@WealthIsFreedomBudgets]

Can you please offer these trackers in an A5 size? I tried downsizing to print but it does not come out properly

[@berneserainbow1407]

I print several things like the shopping list from TBM in A5 and I like how they turn out. I do not downsize though. What I do: - Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader - Select print - Choose multiple - It should say 2x1 in pages per sheet (that's for an A4 sheet) You might need to adjust orientarion I've got the german version of Adobe, so it might not be exactly the same in a version in another language.

[@lacey621]

You can scale to 68% and cut it down. Worked for me

[@ElinWinblad]

I use filifax personal size and wish some of these at minimum came in a5 I don’t have that many transactions etc

[@dailyorangepill3338]

Early morning budgeting! 🌞

[@nieladrew]

Thanks Miko!

[@lesleyJOHNSON-s4u]

Is there a link to the Savings Tracker sheet that you have in the front of the binder (in video at the 2:50 mark) I would like to print one of these too. I purchased these envelopes and trackers and hoped it would have been in there. Looking forward to hearing a response. 01/16/2025 Thank you

[@pennylane36]

I’ve been watching so many of these kinds of videos and just now it hit me. How does all this work with spouses in the mix? We have 1 checking account and hubby’s pay goes in direct deposit. I left a job so currently it’s just his pay and I take care of our finances, but hubby has a debit card to that account and if he needs anything, it comes out of that account. He knows I pad that account with enough for what ever we need. If people budget to the penny, how do the husbands access any money??

[@zelmawills8606]

I have car licence due in January 25 $250 hope it hasn’t gone up I been saving 4 years this is the 5 th year Putting $2 a fortnight then $3 and so on I have about $70 left I’m on low income it’s hard to hand over $250 in one hit I’m in QLD Australia I’m also saving for a phone and I just brought a 1 pad that I saved for as this one keeps over heating and won’t keep charge in

[@AbidaS0301]

Great binder your amazing 👏 ❤ well explained 👏 👍 going to start it envelope ✉ system thank you sweetie fir sharing 😘 ❤

[@HaleyMorrell-ip3gy]

Where is the link for this savings tracker at the front of your binder?

[@amyemond6052]

I would like to find a couple of those trackers think it would help me

[@sylviarobles6343]

What is your opinion on Ally Banks HYSA Buckets instead of envelopes?

[@steffiejoe]

Ally has excellent reviews, lots of cash envelopes community members use ally bucket system. It’s one of the most recommended Banks I’ve seen since I have been in this community.

[@ChristinaLandron]

I know this should be easy, but can you talk about how you get those sheets to fit in your binder? The details of the product say the sheets are made for 8.5X11 paper

[@adorabell4253]

Custom print scale and then cut it. You’ll need to figure out the exact percentage for your specific size needs by trial and error, aka printing a bunch of different percentages and seeing what works.

[@steffiejoe]

Budget mom you may need an assistant to help in the comment section lots of good questions being asked! Do you have a patron? I can see the need for a discord and or patron!!

[@wendiw1445]

How come you don’t use a HYSA with a higher interest rate for your sinking funds instead of just in your credit union?

[@michelleadams5609]

That's what I do. There's some great ones right now.

[@LilTurtleBug]

How do you track if you need to spend cash out of the envelope before you reach the total goal amount? For example, if I’m saving $100 for my boys birthday and see a gift I want to get him before I reach the total goal, how do I track that deduction?

[@aitch9185]

Hi. You can write the amount of cash that you take out of the envelope as a minus amount and then put the revised lower balance in the next column.

[@BritneyHill-nn2ki]

Where do we find the saving goals cover sheet?

[@cynlynwho]

What binder do you use?

[@libbysworld7649]

Love this video. Thank you. Is it because you need easy accessibility for your property taxes that you haven't been saving that in a high yield savings account? You would have made about $10 - $40 a month in interest over the past 4 years since you bought your house. It's a nice little chunk. I've just always wondered? Simplicity?

[@UghUgh1234]

She said she does save it in her HYSA…

[@debbiekowalczyk4116]

Where can I get the tracker sheets you are using in this video please?

[@michelleadams5609]

$ at her site. It's a bit pricey. I'm going to make my own.

[@jacquelinemorris3581]

Good morning. Great video. Question- So I have multiple savings goals like you do that I save a little bit for every paycheck. I usually have money left over after bills, 401k, sinking funds that I just put in a category called unassigned savings. It’s hard assigning it to something. Any suggestions on maybe a different way I can do mine? I was thinking maybe instead of taking 12 months to save a little for all my my SFs to just fully fund each one as I go and move on to the next. Not sure what to do with the extra money in unassigned.

[@horaceholland6154]

I had same issue. After emergency fund was done.p, I put the rest in investments

[@jacquelinemorris3581]

@@horaceholland6154That’s a good idea. I don’t have an investment account outside of 401k. Will look into that.

[@steffiejoe]

@@horaceholland6154I put my extra funds in a contingency fund! Or I put it in my fun money envelope.

[@lesliesmith9092]

Just curious how you come up to the amount to save for each fund?? Like why $8 for Valentine’s Day? How do you determine the amount for each? Is it the same amount each month?

[@adorabell4253]

It’s up to you. You can try to sivide by number of months you have to save. Or just throw everything into one category after another. Split evenly from the cash you have. Etc. It’s whatever works for you and your personal needs.

[@robyn_southafrica]

Having an early dinner and watching! 💙

[@Esther-ri4qt]

Great video. I have learned so much. 🥰

[@lindastarr6569]

Qhere can get them saving sheet feom?

[@kwoulfe1]

What size binder are you using?

[@adorabell4253]

I think it’s a b5? It looks bigger than an a5.

[@tricianottingham1785]

What happens if I hit a birthday and the gift is more than I have saved?

[@Alex-ib6tm]

How do you calculate how much to put in each envelope

[@steffiejoe]

It depends. Example my property taxes are due in January. 6000.00 per year property taxes due . I divide that by 12 months. So I save 500.00 per month totaling 6000.00. HOA is 600 per year. I put 50.00 per month my HOA envelope.

[@kimkluba6904]

I have a dumb question. I bought the saving trackers and envelopes. Also the binder. How do you make the trackers smaller so it will fit in the binder.

[@juliebartolo2387]

I printed as half page as that was the closest option I could find. They fit perfectly into my A5 binder

[@karenelder5595]

Not sure what issues that you are having, but try this in your printer settings. Change the paper size for your trackers to the desired size and then select "FIT" on the print screen. You probably don't want to print the envelopes very much smaller or the money won't fit.

[@onceuponalori]

There is no such thing as a dumb question! :) Up above @berneserainbow1407 said the following (and it worked for me) "I print several things like the shopping list from TBM in A5 and I like how they turn out. I do not downsize though. What I do: - Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader - Select print - Choose multiple - It should say 2x1 in pages per sheet (that's for an A4 sheet) You might need to adjust orientation I've got the german version of Adobe, so it might not be exactly the same in a version in another language." Hope that helps. Cheers.😊

[@adorabell4253]

As an easier option; if you have a Japanese store like Daiso near you they will have actual A5 size paper you can buy and then just print as normal but adjust paper size.

[@jillphillips1667]

No refund policy for her New 100 day envelope system in a box. Too small of envelopes to fit larger amounts and they are not laminated so the durability is questionable. I will always love and recommend her newsletters, system and the "Budget by Paycheck". I have bought one for a Christmas gift and my daughter's birthday gift.

[@123kirmizi]

yay, I love you tube videos

[@Roxygrl2024]

🎉🎉🎉

[@manondeusjen8433]

Question. When you do use the money in july to buy a christmas gift thats on sale from you sinking funds, how do you colourin your tracker since the amount won't be the fulltime ammount you set your goal?

[@adorabell4253]

It is the full amount. The idea isn’t to have $500 in an envelope by the end of the year , it’s to save $500 overall to spend on gifts and if you’re getting gifts through the year you just minus the amount on the tracker and update the amount need to be had by the end of the year. So, you saved $300. You have $200 left to save. You then buy a gift for $50. You will have $250 left in the envelope and your final goal is now $450.

[@V.stones]

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[@V.stones]

No doubt being financially free and not having to worry much about housing crisis, health care and other expenses cannot be overemphasized, making smart plans and setting up diversified investment portfolios is quite essential.

[@camela8445Mar]

the problem is that most don't have the knowledge needed to succeed in a challenging market. Only highly qualified professionals who had to experience the 2008 financial crisis could hope to earn a high salary in these challenging conditions.

[@camela8445Mar]

It's crucial for individuals to diversify their portfolios, seek professional financial advice, and stay informed about market trends to navigate these challenges effectively.

[@kaylacapotosto8523]

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[@kaylacapotosto8523]

You need to get a financial planner to aid diversify your portfolio to commodities index funds, digital assets etc, to provide illumination and guidance in the financial markets.

[@wendygardener2316]

Admire you so much!

[@Myaussiehome]

How do you have self control to not takr cash out of these ansld buy yourself a $1000 pair of shoes???

[@adorabell4253]

Because most of us do not have mental health issues to do with shopping. In all seriousness if you actually have that kind of problem you need therapy to deal with the underlying issue because that’s not a budgeting issue, it’s addiction pure and simple.

[@latanyaneal4070]

❤ good evening how are you doing today ❤

[@michelleadams5609]

So, how does one go from "planning on buying a house with cash" in 2019 to buying a home in January of 2020? I've got an uneasy feeling doing some of the math in your videos. Anyone care to enlighten me?

[@cottoncandiez8872]

1. She uses a fake budget for educational purposes or 2 the money her husband brings in was used or 3 any money she gets online that isn't a paycheck from an actual job or 4. If she hasn't done a house tour it's very easy to buy a cheap house in a rural area that needs a lot of fixing up. In my town a house is between 20k-80k depending on the amount of work it needs

[@michelleadams5609]

@@cottoncandiez8872 Her house is very lovely though. I think she said it was over 6,000 square feet and brand-new construction. She also said in the interview when she bought it with cash that "anyone can do it" and described how she put away various amounts. The thing is how do you put away $700,000 in one year for a home. (Her home cost more than that, but for general purposes. She is never in the comments and I've been asking for years about her methods. I think it's disingenuous to show how she handles money, buys an expensive house and then states that it's that easy for everyone....when she previously had a rent of $800/month. That's a tremendous lifestyle jump. I've been watching her for years and it's not made any sense for some time.

[@candymiller7150]

She talks about this a lot. She quit her full time job sometime in 2016/2017 if my memory serves me right to work the the budget mom business full time. She started saving for her house from the business and her house was purchased for 400k. I think she still has some of her earlier videos on here where she starts talking about saving for her house.

[@michelleadams5609]

@@candymiller7150 If that's the case then the budgets she showed on her videos were a bit misleading. The math doesn't check out though. She said that she was only making $15,000 profit in one interview. Be that as it may, $400,000/36 months is $11,111.11 put aside a month. But according to her story, she put away, "100 here" and "$200 there" when the interviewer was asking her if the "average person could do it". She didn't answer the question but instead misrepresented the process. I'm not sure where you get $400,000 because the homes on that area go for $800,000 especially with land like she has. Her whole "business" is created so she no longer has to work. It's genius.

[@candymiller7150]

@@michelleadams5609 idk I posted a link to her video maybe KZbin doesn’t allow it? I found the video on her blog called “why I decided to buy my house with cash” I know before she quit her full time job she was debt free and she has talked about how when she first started the budget mom she wasn’t really making a profit. It’s been so long since I’ve watched those old videos. But when she had started saving for her house her business had really taken off by that time and the link about her starting to save for her house she talks about how she talked to her financial advisor about purchasing with cash. I just know she’s helped my family tremendously and if it’s not adding up it is genius what she’s done. 😄

[@emtdispatcheronabudget]

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@maryl234]

You're not debt free if you have a mortgage. Next.... and "not interested."

[@candymiller7150]

She doesn’t have a mortgage. She paid cash..😊

[@maryl234]

@@candymiller7150 I doubt it. Please go away or will report.

[@candymiller7150]

Just letting you know she doesn’t in case you were misinformed. Feel free to report me. Hopefully you have a better day.

[@michelleadams5609]

She bought her home in January 2020; however, she announced on her blog in November 2018 that she decided to "buy a home". I've been watching her channel for years until I started doing the math. I have been asking in multiple videos how she was able to save the money for the house so quickly. I mean, how does one do that? She paid cash, but she was able to do that in a little over a year with a small profit margin. At least that's what she states.

[@lydiamcclintock5647]

How do you know she didn't pay in cash? I paid my house off in 5 years using her methods on a one income family. (We PD zero down, and only 6months of minimum payments on our home when I found her.) March 20th was my 5 year home anniversary. It was paid in full on February 26th of this year. She has been practicing her method longer than I have. She 100% could have and DID. I kept up with her home buying journey. I know some people personally that have as well.

[@Myaussiehome]

Good to watch how you do it! Helpful for motivation!!