A Budgeting Bedtime Story

Photo by: picsbycam

Once upon a time…

A woman and her husband discovered their favorite band (ever!) was in town. It was a chart-topping-mainstream-band so they charged quite a bit for their concerts.

The couple spent a long time thinking hard about the cost of the concert, debating the pros and cons, and worrying about what it would mean for their bills this month if they went. In the end they went and paid a decent chunk of money and felt guilty (and a little tired), but still had some fun.

In the same town…

Another woman and her husband wanted to go see the same band, but they followed a budget.

They looked at their budget and in less than a minute decided they could afford to go. Their “Fun” category didn’t quite have enough to cover the entire evening (they hadn’t planned on the band being in town), so they moved some funds from something they valued less than the concert (a small but growing “new couch” fund). So they went and paid a decent chunk of money, and had a great time, created a memory together – and didn’t feel guilty or worried at all.

And they rocked happily ever after.

The End

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   Preston Smith says:

   September 21, 2009 at 7:50 pm

   Ha! Mindi & i are using this right now as we discuss whether we can get new windows in our house! We are obviously the first couple… and we’ll get the windows and stress and stress over it!