Budgeting is a big thing in our house as I don't work except for the bit of money I get from taking care of my friend's bubba named Dallas 2 days a week (A lot of fun for both Huddo & I). So we live on Troy's income and after a year of being extremely frugal about a couple of months ago we came up with a rule so that we could still be strict but have some 'little luxuries'. It doesn't sound like much but both Troy & I allow eachother to spend $10 a week on something that is a luxury.
The rule also states that you can save for a few weeks if you want to buy something, or if it's a sale item that one of us wants to get then and there that is over $10, for example $30 we have to mutually agree then write on the weekly tally board crossing off that person's next 2 weeks $10.
To give you an example of what Troy has spent his on, in the beginning he downloaded an online game for $10. Then the next week he wanted a set of headphones for the computer and his Ipod that was $60. So no more $10 for him for still another week or so (I'll have to check the sheet on that one.)
For me, as mentioned in my Mother's Day post I've been working on building a 'Cake Decorating Kit' so each week I've been spending my $10 on another thing for that.
In a time where families everywhere are buckling down it is nice to have a system where you can reward yourselves equally, especially after being very strict for a long time.
If you are wondering what about Hudson....well he never goes without!
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