I am glad I am not alone here lol I love her voice its so soft and clear! Most people scream at their camera and I get a headache but never on the organized money!
The fact that i haven’t seen a black female do money journaling and financial advice besides Patricia bright . NEW SUBSCRIBER! KEEP GOING BLACK QUEEN ❤️❤️❤️
Ciera Elaine and “The break” two amazing black queens talking about mortgage, financial advising and a boss woman mindset. They’re amazing, this channel was recommended because I follow them and I’m excited to subscribe to this channel too!
I started my financial journey this year and I find that the envelope method has been working great for me. I'm saving hundreds (even thousands) of dollars that I would have otherwise spent. It really is such a relief. I'm no longer living paycheck to paycheck and I'm even a month (almost 2 months) ahead on a couple of my bills. It takes discipline but it's so worth it!
The envelope method is the act of taking cash from your bank accounts and adding it to specific envelopes for specific purposes. It's a great way to save money for a particular purpose. Example: You want to save $500 for emergencies, you would put the word "Emergencies" on the front of the envelope and take $50 out of the atm every time you get paid until you reach your goal of $500 in the envelope.
Crafting with Ann yes, it’s what The Organized Money just explained. You take envelopes and give it certain categories. Whether it’s your recurring bills or expenses you want to save up for (aka Sinking Funds). It’s also zero based budgeting as well because you’re taking most of the money out of your bank account when you get paid. It doesn’t have to be exactly at zero but basically you’re allocating most of your dollars to each of your categories. You decide how much you want to put towards each category. There’s a bunch of envelope stuffing videos on UA-cam. Look it up! It’s a great way to hold yourself accountable as well as watching your balances grow. You can use regular paper envelopes but I buy nicer, decorative ones from Etsy because it makes the process more enjoyable for me.
Crafting with Ann Also, it helps with unexpected expenses. Let’s say you have an envelope category labeled “Car Maintenance”. If you blow a tire for example, you won’t be inconvenienced and wont have to result to using credit cards or borrowing money. You’ll already most (if not all) of the expense covered because you’ve been putting money towards that category every time you got paid. Hope this helps!
I used to use that method and honestly I think it's the most effective. Also got me out of living paycheck to paycheck. I'd like to go back to it, but because I have different categorized monthly spending budgets (like what goes to food vs what i budget for home essentials) and when I go to big box stores like Walmart, it's a lot easier for me to pay with a card and account for the purchases in a notebook.
Just subscribed.... I didn’t even get like 2 minutes in but I love budgeting channels. Thanks be to God that my husband and I have been following Dave Ramsey for about two years and been able to be debt free (aside from mortgage). I thought it was impossible on our income but we made it. I am working on saving as much money as I can to have a fully funded emergency fund and love educating myself and finding channels like yours :)
Amazing Video. I am 59 and semi retired. I live modestly...so I was able to do so. Home paid off since I downsized. Creative Frugality with No Deprivation, I learned decades ago. I wish my 24 year old would watch this video. He is now on his own but keeps mismanaging. My 36 year old is a doctor so doing fine. But it is not just how much you make, but how you spend and how you saved. You are an amazing teacher in this....
These were actually such good tips; I was low-key expecting yet another video of "don't go to starbucks" but this was GOLDEN (see what I did there? lol)
Congratulations to you, and everyone who has a savings account to cover unexpected expenses, or loss of income. It makes all the differnce in the world for peace of mind. For my husband and I the key decision that gave us financial health was to purchase a home that was truly in line with our income level - because the houses that we "loved" would have given us a payment that was just too high. It's still a good house, and we are making improvements as time goes by. Good luck everyone.
My spouse and I made the same decision when we bought our house. We could have gotten a house that was double the price but, we decided not to. We figured that the realtor wasn’t going to pay our mortgage, we were. Lol.
I've done this for years, and it becomes second nature. I'm going to share this to my son, because he is a typical kid & seems to hear others more than his parents. He just takes for granted that 6 months of bills is in our bank & our bills are getting paid off. You need to have discipline for this, but it's so worth it. tfs (New friend, here)
I’ve heard of some parents calculating how much money they would normally spend on their kids’ expenses, and then giving that money to their kids so they can learn how to budget it. It definitely requires a tough love approach if they mess up because you can’t rescue them if they make a mistake, but at least they should be making a mistake in a “safe” environment (so you probably need to exclude certain costs, such as orthodontist bills). I think I first heard about this from Dave Ramsey, but I’m not entirely certain.
Hello from England! I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos ❤️🌺. I used to be very disorganised with my finances, but your guidelines have really helped me to bring everything into order. On a more personal note, I adore your manicures and always look forward to seeing your nails!!! You inspire me to try new manicure styles! Thank you and have a blessed day ❤️
This was so helpful. Thankful my mindset has changed about saving money. I can remember when I’d blow that golden month money. I cringe every time I think about how much money I wasted! Thanks for the tips!
Justin discovered your videos. I did the golden month thing all last year and didn't know what it was, I just saw an opportunity and took it. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with the world. Gonna check out more of your stuff.
Thank you so much for doing this video. We were able to get one month ahead this year. It has totally changed the way I budget. I now pay next month's bills with this month's income. If I should fall behind then I'm not really behind I'm just on time. If there is any extra at the end of the month it goes into savings. It takes all of the guesswork out of it. If there is a month where I go short I can just take that amount out of savings. Mine is done with ALL expenses though with my other expenses being credit cards which get paid off each month.
So incredible to empower yourself and your husband then to help other women too - this is so crucial! Thank you! Also that mani is giving me LIFE but lemme save for it first 😂 💗
Great video and channel! And hands and rings! We struggled so much from Jan-March, loss of jobs and income. We thankfully bounced back, are purchasing 20 acres of ranch land in another state, and got 6 months ahead of the payments on it by paying bills then divide the monthly payment into half payments taking out half of the money out of each check then paying on it before the payment is due. It took some rearranging of other things and other bills but now we are bounced back and in good shape.
Lol at everyone talking about your hands. But it reminds me of when I use to be a math teacher. I taught public school and would use a projector to show my work problem solving. Nails had better been on point because the kids will roast you!!
Everything is literally aesthetic goals.... and I have zero experience with finances but I look forward to utilizing your tips (I just discovered your channel but am subscribing now lol) to get ahead as a university student currently living at home (thanks corona) who will soon be embarking on that crazy journey of independence. Thank you for the quality content!
Mind blown 🤯 waiting for our golden months would make it sooooo easy! Just starting my zero based budgeting journey and documenting it on my UA-cam channel 😅
I subscribed immediately! I'm from Ghana, West Africa, and I'm super excited to learn from UA-camrs like you when it comes to financial literacy and planning! Such videos inspired me to start a similar channel for young people like me too! Just two weeks ago!❤️
This is such good advice. For years, we lived check to check. I can't tell you how much sleep I lost over bills and surprise expenses. I know he's radical, but Dave Ramsey has very good advice regarding money. If you commit and see it through? He can make you very well off in just a couple years. It's hard! It's so worth it. He's on UA-cam. One thing he suggest about it all when you begin is to save up $1,000 before you start. The reason being, whenever you try to change your life, no matter what it is, it always throw surprises. Most people when they try to get out of debt, end up with a flat tire or something and they get frustrated. If you have a safety net for that kind of thing, it's easier to stay on track.
Another great tool for # 1 and #2 is to set up automatic transfers from checking account to savings in increments that you can afford. Start off with $25.00 a week or bi-weekly (based on your pay schedule.). And increase the amount as you go. Also, harvest all raises in addition to free money. If you get paid weekly you can set up that 5th week check to automatically transfer into savings by looking ahead at the calendar.
Wish I could get paid every other Friday or every Friday. I don’t like when you get paid (for example on the 15th and last of the month) so I wouldn’t have a golden month or anything like that. Good tips by the way!
Thank you so much for giving actual helpful advice!!! I'm in the process of setting up my budget and have a few kinks to work out and then I plan on starting this!
Bi-weekly is known as a fortnight in Australia... this concept is a fantastic basic way to create a cash bubble or extra mortgage payments particularly if pay is weekly ( 4 weeks x 12 months = 48 weeks, meaning you have 4 weeks unaccounted for)
You can also set your direct deposit to split your payment into 2 accounts and set either a percentage or an overflow amount, like "any amount over $5000 put into the 2nd account", which is a free way to save automatically thru payroll. (Only works for w2 workers tho. Self employed and 1099 don't have employer withholdings)
one of the ways i save is by way of a christmas club account. you can't touch it (yourself) until it's released to your regular savings account at the beginning of november. $25 (or however much you want) goes into it each pay. you can use it for a variety of reasons: investing to build wealth, to establish or replenish emergency fund, to finish paying off a debt - to name a few. contrary to the name, i don't recommend buying christmas presents or paying regular bills with it.
Great video and helpful tips! I’d encourage people not to have a car note. Too many people are leasing vehicles or buying more car than they can afford. If you must have a note, pay that sucker off as quick as possible. It’s a huge piece of your budget and a depreciating asset. Because it’s such a depreciating asset I never buy new. 2-3 years old, super reliable and drive her for at least 10 years. Keep up the great work!
Hi! I love the name you gave the “extra” paycheck and I have never even thought about doing something special with it before seeing this video. I have been a paycheck budgeter for several years and have an ongoing approximately months’ worth of credit on all of my utilities. I believe you have said before that your brain puts everything into categories. I’m the same so this would be a savings account separate from my emergency fund. My next golden paycheck is in October. Should I put that towards debt, replenish my regular emergency fund (I recently had an emergency vet bill that depleted it) or create a month ahead account?
If getting paid bi weekly, having that 3rd paycheck isn't really extra, for us, it's just another two week scheduled pay day, still goes towards the same scheduled bills. Am I wrong? Paycheck to paycheck living, one income, not behind but very tight.
You both have it right: it does go to the same bills, which is the point. It is extra. Let's say you make 1,000 biweekly. For 10 months of the year you are living on 2,000 per month, and ideally your expenses each month are under 2,000. For two months of the year, you get 3,000 instead of 2,000, which means you earn the equivalent of a typical month's salary (2,000) in a year. Therefore, you can get a month ahead this way. That's a simplistic example. It does depend on your current savings, debt load, and if you're riding the credit card float or living beyond your means. July is a 3-pay month for me and with the pay on the 31st, I will be a month ahead. Today's pay and the one on the 31st are going to cover August. July has been paid for with my July 3rd pay and the last pay in August. I stretched my dollars last month by severely cutting down expenses just for those 4 weeks (no dining out, deferred 1 loan payment, no frivolous spending, relied on freezer and pantry instead of getting groceries). This means, assuming you have income coming in for the foreseeable future, you will perpetually stay a month ahead and with some creative saving tactics, you can get another month ahead, and another. It takes time though.
@Irene Goodman If October was a 3-pay month and you live paycheque to paycheque, ideally you'd use the first two pays to cover the whole month, with the Oct 30th pay covering the first half of November. Then, your first pay of November would cover the second half, and November would be paid for, leaving November's second pay to cover the first half of December. You'd be half a month ahead. It's difficult to see it that way when money is tight. The aim is to use this month's income for next month's bills. You're halfway there if you get a pay on the last day of a month, as it will be used in the next.
As I said above, there's a lot of factors to take into consideration - it isn't as simple as stashing the 3rd paycheque twice a year if it's needed for debt or unexpected costs. You won't see them as extra boosts. As in the video, extra income and cutting down your budget temporarily help get you ahead by a month.
@Irene Goodman it only works if you have a working budget. If your budget is super tight already and you have a bunch of variable expenses or are going over budget then it won't work.
I agree with most of the comments on here but, I do think that you should add food to your list of essential fixed expenses or that it should at least be a line item. I kept thinking that, if your budget was based on a yearly fixed income, that you wouldn't have 'golden months' however, I can see how when you need to save quickly, these are GREAT first steps to take.
I am from Europe and i get payed monthly. I needed a moment to understand the concept of the golden month. It is genius. So not repeatable for me, the other tipps are helpful.
Since you get paid monthly was July higher than June, May, etc? If so, that was your “Golden Month.” An extra week was added into your monthly pay. Same thing will happen in October if extra is applied.
This is such an eye opener!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much :D :D :D I just shared this with another mum so she can do this too. Currently doing the barefoot investor way and I was thinking how can I get money up to invest in our growth bucket. But this gives me an option twice per year :)
Everyone talking about her hands and voice, what about her handwriting 💕
3 years later, this video is still helping people. Thank you!!!
I got so excited when I saw your brown hands. I love finding queens that talk about money and financial health! #savingisessential
Brown hands are fire 🔥🔥❤️❤️💎💎
Omgosh yassss once I saw that I was like yessssss SUBSCRIBE even looked for other social media accounts!
Shanel’s Journey yes! We’re in this together!
same, its really the little things 🥰
Same here! Totally subscribed before even watching the video! Teach us Queen!
I clicked on this because I thought it was about getting one month ahead on your work. But now Im interested in doing it for bills too lol
So did I
Lol me too
I did too lol
Everybody talking about her hands but her voice is pretty too
Thank you!!
Very pretty voice!
I am glad I am not alone here lol I love her voice its so soft and clear! Most people scream at their camera and I get a headache but never on the organized money!
What wrong with her nails?! 😭🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
@@pretty_brownnn5855 what do you mean?
The fact that i haven’t seen a black female do money journaling and financial advice besides Patricia bright . NEW SUBSCRIBER! KEEP GOING BLACK QUEEN ❤️❤️❤️
She got my attention, too.
Shay Budgets and Elaine Michelle also talk about budgeting and finances if you’re interested!
Ciera Elaine and “The break” two amazing black queens talking about mortgage, financial advising and a boss woman mindset. They’re amazing, this channel was recommended because I follow them and I’m excited to subscribe to this channel too!
Stacey Flowers does as well.
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I started my financial journey this year and I find that the envelope method has been working great for me. I'm saving hundreds (even thousands) of dollars that I would have otherwise spent. It really is such a relief. I'm no longer living paycheck to paycheck and I'm even a month (almost 2 months) ahead on a couple of my bills. It takes discipline but it's so worth it!
What’s the envelope method?
The envelope method is the act of taking cash from your bank accounts and adding it to specific envelopes for specific purposes. It's a great way to save money for a particular purpose. Example: You want to save $500 for emergencies, you would put the word "Emergencies" on the front of the envelope and take $50 out of the atm every time you get paid until you reach your goal of $500 in the envelope.
Crafting with Ann yes, it’s what The Organized Money just explained. You take envelopes and give it certain categories. Whether it’s your recurring bills or expenses you want to save up for (aka Sinking Funds). It’s also zero based budgeting as well because you’re taking most of the money out of your bank account when you get paid. It doesn’t have to be exactly at zero but basically you’re allocating most of your dollars to each of your categories. You decide how much you want to put towards each category. There’s a bunch of envelope stuffing videos on UA-cam. Look it up! It’s a great way to hold yourself accountable as well as watching your balances grow.
You can use regular paper envelopes but I buy nicer, decorative ones from Etsy because it makes the process more enjoyable for me.
Crafting with Ann Also, it helps with unexpected expenses. Let’s say you have an envelope category labeled “Car Maintenance”. If you blow a tire for example, you won’t be inconvenienced and wont have to result to using credit cards or borrowing money. You’ll already most (if not all) of the expense covered because you’ve been putting money towards that category every time you got paid. Hope this helps!
I used to use that method and honestly I think it's the most effective. Also got me out of living paycheck to paycheck. I'd like to go back to it, but because I have different categorized monthly spending budgets (like what goes to food vs what i budget for home essentials) and when I go to big box stores like Walmart, it's a lot easier for me to pay with a card and account for the purchases in a notebook.
Just subscribed.... I didn’t even get like 2 minutes in but I love budgeting channels. Thanks be to God that my husband and I have been following Dave Ramsey for about two years and been able to be debt free (aside from mortgage). I thought it was impossible on our income but we made it. I am working on saving as much money as I can to have a fully funded emergency fund and love educating myself and finding channels like yours :)
Off topic: that are some beautiful hands!
First thing I thought too!
She DOES have beautiful hands....
GreyPhoenix117 exactly my thought!
Foooooooor reeeeeeal!!
I thought the same thing!! Absolutely beautiful!!
As smart as this woman is, she should team up with the YNAB budget people, she would get a zillion views because she is very good at teaching.
This is like ASMR & financial advisement in one!
Amazing Video. I am 59 and semi retired. I live modestly...so I was able to do so. Home paid off since I downsized. Creative Frugality with No Deprivation, I learned decades ago.
I wish my 24 year old would watch this video. He is now on his own but keeps mismanaging. My 36 year old is a doctor so doing fine. But it is not just how much you make, but how you spend and how you saved. You are an amazing teacher in this....
These were actually such good tips; I was low-key expecting yet another video of "don't go to starbucks" but this was GOLDEN (see what I did there? lol)
🤣🤣
Congratulations to you, and everyone who has a savings account to cover unexpected expenses, or loss of income. It makes all the differnce in the world for peace of mind. For my husband and I the key decision that gave us financial health was to purchase a home that was truly in line with our income level - because the houses that we "loved" would have given us a payment that was just too high. It's still a good house, and we are making improvements as time goes by. Good luck everyone.
My spouse and I made the same decision when we bought our house. We could have gotten a house that was double the price but, we decided not to. We figured that the realtor wasn’t going to pay our mortgage, we were. Lol.
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I love that you call it a golden month. That is such a smart way to look at it!
Thank you for these tips! Your handwriting is perfect and your voice is soothing which makes it easier to watch 😄
Pretty hands and gorgeous ring!
Thank you!!!
I'm so glad to come across your videos. I've never seen money journaling, nor have I subscribed to any financial adviser. NEW SUBSCRIBER!!!
I've done this for years, and it becomes second nature. I'm going to share this to my son, because he is a typical kid & seems to hear others more than his parents. He just takes for granted that 6 months of bills is in our bank & our bills are getting paid off. You need to have discipline for this, but it's so worth it. tfs (New friend, here)
I’ve heard of some parents calculating how much money they would normally spend on their kids’ expenses, and then giving that money to their kids so they can learn how to budget it.
It definitely requires a tough love approach if they mess up because you can’t rescue them if they make a mistake, but at least they should be making a mistake in a “safe” environment (so you probably need to exclude certain costs, such as orthodontist bills). I think I first heard about this from Dave Ramsey, but I’m not entirely certain.
You are a blessing. I was never really educated un financial literacy and now I have children and I'm on my own so this really helps 💖
Glad it was helpful!
I am paid bi-weekly; however, my golden months this year were March and October. July I only got paid on 2nd and 4th Fridays.
I think her brain is the most beautiful thing for sure.
Jesus yes Lord I needed this one. I am working some OT, to set money aside to get 1 month ahead.
Hello from England! I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos ❤️🌺. I used to be very disorganised with my finances, but your guidelines have really helped me to bring everything into order. On a more personal note, I adore your manicures and always look forward to seeing your nails!!! You inspire me to try new manicure styles! Thank you and have a blessed day ❤️
This was so helpful. Thankful my mindset has changed about saving money. I can remember when I’d blow that golden month money. I cringe every time I think about how much money I wasted! Thanks for the tips!
Wow! You are ON IT!! You are very blessed to have such wisdom and a partner who works with you. Thank you SO much for sharing!
Love listening to your gentle voice and watching your esthetic video.🌺
having a no-spend month is brilliant. especially in January! going to implement this. 🙌🏼
Justin discovered your videos. I did the golden month thing all last year and didn't know what it was, I just saw an opportunity and took it. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with the world. Gonna check out more of your stuff.
Randomly came across your channel! Your voice is so comforting and your videos are very informative. I subbed instantly!
Thank you so much for doing this video. We were able to get one month ahead this year. It has totally changed the way I budget. I now pay next month's bills with this month's income. If I should fall behind then I'm not really behind I'm just on time. If there is any extra at the end of the month it goes into savings. It takes all of the guesswork out of it. If there is a month where I go short I can just take that amount out of savings. Mine is done with ALL expenses though with my other expenses being credit cards which get paid off each month.
So incredible to empower yourself and your husband then to help other women too - this is so crucial! Thank you! Also that mani is giving me LIFE but lemme save for it first 😂 💗
Supporting women who knows and talks about money! Subscribed!
This video fell in my fyp today and was right on time. With all going on. Ty
Girl! skin tone on fleek! The contrast with the notebook just 😍 and that classy mani!
Great video and channel! And hands and rings! We struggled so much from Jan-March, loss of jobs and income. We thankfully bounced back, are purchasing 20 acres of ranch land in another state, and got 6 months ahead of the payments on it by paying bills then divide the monthly payment into half payments taking out half of the money out of each check then paying on it before the payment is due. It took some rearranging of other things and other bills but now we are bounced back and in good shape.
This is really really good information....wait for the GOLDEN MONTHS AND HAVE ING A WORKING BUDGET...THANK YOU QUEEN
Thank you! I just got my emergency 🚨 fund done ✅ in June . Going to start this savings next .
Lol at everyone talking about your hands. But it reminds me of when I use to be a math teacher. I taught public school and would use a projector to show my work problem solving. Nails had better been on point because the kids will roast you!!
Thank you for this video, it has helped me a lot. What do you do if you only get paid once a month?
Getting a month ahead is the best thing that I have done for my finances. Love this video!
Everything is literally aesthetic goals.... and I have zero experience with finances but I look forward to utilizing your tips (I just discovered your channel but am subscribing now lol) to get ahead as a university student currently living at home (thanks corona) who will soon be embarking on that crazy journey of independence. Thank you for the quality content!
Mind blown 🤯 waiting for our golden months would make it sooooo easy! Just starting my zero based budgeting journey and documenting it on my UA-cam channel 😅
I love these planning financial tips. I am a college student and this has helped me establish a savings and pay off a credit card!!! Thank you!!
This is fantastic and all actionable. I'd never heard of these tips before. Thank you so much. Subscribed.
I love your channel , gracias from Chicago!
I subscribed immediately! I'm from Ghana, West Africa, and I'm super excited to learn from UA-camrs like you when it comes to financial literacy and planning! Such videos inspired me to start a similar channel for young people like me too! Just two weeks ago!❤️
Thanks for the tips!
This video was awesome! Thank you.
Very practical advice. Good for you! Excellent penmanship as well 👍
Thanks for your tips. I enjoy your videos.
This is such good advice. For years, we lived check to check. I can't tell you how much sleep I lost over bills and surprise expenses. I know he's radical, but Dave Ramsey has very good advice regarding money. If you commit and see it through? He can make you very well off in just a couple years. It's hard! It's so worth it. He's on UA-cam. One thing he suggest about it all when you begin is to save up $1,000 before you start. The reason being, whenever you try to change your life, no matter what it is, it always throw surprises. Most people when they try to get out of debt, end up with a flat tire or something and they get frustrated. If you have a safety net for that kind of thing, it's easier to stay on track.
Another great tool for # 1 and #2 is to set up automatic transfers from checking account to savings in increments that you can afford. Start off with $25.00 a week or bi-weekly (based on your pay schedule.). And increase the amount as you go. Also, harvest all raises in addition to free money. If you get paid weekly you can set up that 5th week check to automatically transfer into savings by looking ahead at the calendar.
Wish I could get paid every other Friday or every Friday. I don’t like when you get paid (for example on the 15th and last of the month) so I wouldn’t have a golden month or anything like that. Good tips by the way!
Here in Germany everyone gets paid once a month.
Just found your channel, can’t wait to binge watch. Hope to see this valuable channel grow ❤️
Awesome tips thanks! Your writing is gorgeous!
Great tips. Getting 1 month ahead on my expenses is one of the best things I could have done.
Ok so 1, your voice is so soothing 😍
2. This is amazing advice I haven't heard before! I definitely took notes 😍
Thank you so much for giving actual helpful advice!!! I'm in the process of setting up my budget and have a few kinks to work out and then I plan on starting this!
Love this! Thank you for sharing new tips that no one else is talking about.
8000.00!!! Wow!! God Bless you and your husband!
We are paid monthly. A golden month for some is an extra worry for us! We have to stretch the money to cover 5 weeks instead of 4.
Bi-weekly is known as a fortnight in Australia... this concept is a fantastic basic way to create a cash bubble or extra mortgage payments particularly if pay is weekly ( 4 weeks x 12 months = 48 weeks, meaning you have 4 weeks unaccounted for)
I love your voice. It's so sweet, professional, and motivates me.
You can also set your direct deposit to split your payment into 2 accounts and set either a percentage or an overflow amount, like "any amount over $5000 put into the 2nd account", which is a free way to save automatically thru payroll.
(Only works for w2 workers tho. Self employed and 1099 don't have employer withholdings)
one of the ways i save is by way of a christmas club account. you can't touch it (yourself) until it's released to your regular savings account at the beginning of november. $25 (or however much you want) goes into it each pay. you can use it for a variety of reasons: investing to build wealth, to establish or replenish emergency fund, to finish paying off a debt - to name a few. contrary to the name, i don't recommend buying christmas presents or paying regular bills with it.
I love these tips! Thank you so much for sharing!
Save at least 30% of your annual income, invest your money in stocks and plan your retirement
As always thank you for the wonderful video and ideas.
I need theses tips!!!
I do the same thing with my husband ❤️
i know everyones saying your hands are pretty. but seriously they really are beautiful hands. and your voice is soothing too, loved this!
Thank you so much!!
Thanks❤
Love all of these ideas! We are currently paying our car loan bi weekly but want to start paying our mortgage bi weekly also!
Omg, I love your manicure your skin is flawless and these tips are awesome
Great video and helpful tips! I’d encourage people not to have a car note. Too many people are leasing vehicles or buying more car than they can afford. If you must have a note, pay that sucker off as quick as possible. It’s a huge piece of your budget and a depreciating asset. Because it’s such a depreciating asset I never buy new. 2-3 years old, super reliable and drive her for at least 10 years. Keep up the great work!
The video I've been waiting for! Thanks!
Your hands OMG, those nails are stunning and your hands look like velvet!
Amazing video, thanks!
Hi! I love the name you gave the “extra” paycheck and I have never even thought about doing something special with it before seeing this video. I have been a paycheck budgeter for several years and have an ongoing approximately months’ worth of credit on all of my utilities. I believe you have said before that your brain puts everything into categories. I’m the same so this would be a savings account separate from my emergency fund. My next golden paycheck is in October. Should I put that towards debt, replenish my regular emergency fund (I recently had an emergency vet bill that depleted it) or create a month ahead account?
Definitely gonna try this one when I can.🤗 I love how you explained things in this video. 💕
I am a new subscriber from southwestern Louisiana.
This is such an excellent topic especially now being a month ahead of my bills really really help me during this time excellent topic
Wish my golden month is July but mine is May and October. Love your video and your soothing voice. First time viewer. 😊
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If getting paid bi weekly, having that 3rd paycheck isn't really extra, for us, it's just another two week scheduled pay day, still goes towards the same scheduled bills. Am I wrong? Paycheck to paycheck living, one income, not behind but very tight.
Agreed. I feel the same. It’s goes toward the next month.
You both have it right: it does go to the same bills, which is the point. It is extra.
Let's say you make 1,000 biweekly. For 10 months of the year you are living on 2,000 per month, and ideally your expenses each month are under 2,000. For two months of the year, you get 3,000 instead of 2,000, which means you earn the equivalent of a typical month's salary (2,000) in a year. Therefore, you can get a month ahead this way.
That's a simplistic example. It does depend on your current savings, debt load, and if you're riding the credit card float or living beyond your means. July is a 3-pay month for me and with the pay on the 31st, I will be a month ahead. Today's pay and the one on the 31st are going to cover August. July has been paid for with my July 3rd pay and the last pay in August. I stretched my dollars last month by severely cutting down expenses just for those 4 weeks (no dining out, deferred 1 loan payment, no frivolous spending, relied on freezer and pantry instead of getting groceries).
This means, assuming you have income coming in for the foreseeable future, you will perpetually stay a month ahead and with some creative saving tactics, you can get another month ahead, and another. It takes time though.
@Irene Goodman If October was a 3-pay month and you live paycheque to paycheque, ideally you'd use the first two pays to cover the whole month, with the Oct 30th pay covering the first half of November. Then, your first pay of November would cover the second half, and November would be paid for, leaving November's second pay to cover the first half of December. You'd be half a month ahead. It's difficult to see it that way when money is tight. The aim is to use this month's income for next month's bills. You're halfway there if you get a pay on the last day of a month, as it will be used in the next.
As I said above, there's a lot of factors to take into consideration - it isn't as simple as stashing the 3rd paycheque twice a year if it's needed for debt or unexpected costs. You won't see them as extra boosts. As in the video, extra income and cutting down your budget temporarily help get you ahead by a month.
@Irene Goodman it only works if you have a working budget. If your budget is super tight already and you have a bunch of variable expenses or are going over budget then it won't work.
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I agree with most of the comments on here but, I do think that you should add food to your list of essential fixed expenses or that it should at least be a line item. I kept thinking that, if your budget was based on a yearly fixed income, that you wouldn't have 'golden months' however, I can see how when you need to save quickly, these are GREAT first steps to take.
I am from Europe and i get payed monthly. I needed a moment to understand the concept of the golden month. It is genius. So not repeatable for me, the other tipps are helpful.
Since you get paid monthly was July higher than June, May, etc? If so, that was your “Golden Month.” An extra week was added into your monthly pay. Same thing will happen in October if extra is applied.
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I just shared this with another mum so she can do this too.
Currently doing the barefoot investor way and I was thinking how can I get money up to invest in our growth bucket. But this gives me an option twice per year :)