Claiming the budget can't allow it reminds me of when you walk into a restaurant at a civilized hour like ten o'clock and they say the kitchen is closed. For years I would hear this, and think, damn,...
It is difficult to create a budget for life when we all cash out the same. Corpses have no currency." -The Years Before My Suicide
A penny saved is worth two pennies earned . . . after taxes.
When you are extravagant, you can result yourself facing alot of debt and not adjust to the pursuit of happiness.
We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.
A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.
Budgeting, a simple skill they should teach everyone in school: Learn what you have to give, then don't give any more than that. Works with money, time, calories, alcohol…