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Originally Posted by FrugalIII
Regarding Spud's comment on envelope accounting. If I am correct in the definition of this, I do something similar with Quicken. I have a number of "savings goals" set up in quicken for my larger expenses (mortgage, car payment, yearly tax bill, vacation planning etc.). Each time I get a paycheck, automatically a predetermined amount goes into the appropriate "savings goal" account from my checking account, subtracting the amount from my checking account balance. When the bill is due, I simply transfer the money from the "savings goal" account back into my checking account and pay the bill. I think that is kinda like the theory behind the envelope accounting method. I've been using it for years and it works great. I hope it doesn't sound too confusing because it's really simple.
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How do you do this? I would love to set this up in Quicken. Right now, I do the same thing but just deduct from my checking account. Ex: I "spend" 40 dollars a week for Xmas. So i end up with 40-some "xmas savings" checks in the checking account. Kinda annoying, but it works.