So here I was Saturday, doing the grocery shopping while my wife stayed at home with Kimberly. As I checked out I handed the cashier my Winn Dixie Rewards Card, as unsual. The grocery receipt dutifully informed me that I had saved $5.26 by using my rewards card. Then I happened to glance at the bottom of the receipt. There it was. "You have saved a total of $611.42 by regular use of your rewards card."
Immediately the thought - "Major Busse money!" You have to be vigilant for these kinds of opportunities.
Now some might say that last night, when we had an electrical fire in our kitchen range making it necessary for Kim and me to go buy a replacement today, might wipe out the Busse fund. Not so! That money is now considered "earmarked", and even if the new range throws the household budget into proration, the fund is untouchable for any other purpose. (You can learn a lot of wonderful things from the Alabama legislature if you pay attention.)
Other examples: A maximum losing Busse bid on E-Bay becomes earmarked. It was the intention to spend it on INFI, so it goes in the fund.
A knife on the sale forums that you would have bought if some other Hog had not gotten there first - earmarked!
The best way to keep records on this fund is mentally. Don't write anything down. That way, needful memory adjustments may be made in the fund to take advantage of purchase opportunities, without any residual guilt over exceeding the budget.
Now that S&W .41 Mag you found at the last gun show was a real bargain, at least $100 less than what it was worth. Bucks in the fund! Or maybe you didn't buy it, so the entire asking price plus the $100 bucks can go into the fund.
The possibilities are endless! It's amazing what you can do with an MBA and a little imagination.
Immediately the thought - "Major Busse money!" You have to be vigilant for these kinds of opportunities.
Now some might say that last night, when we had an electrical fire in our kitchen range making it necessary for Kim and me to go buy a replacement today, might wipe out the Busse fund. Not so! That money is now considered "earmarked", and even if the new range throws the household budget into proration, the fund is untouchable for any other purpose. (You can learn a lot of wonderful things from the Alabama legislature if you pay attention.)
Other examples: A maximum losing Busse bid on E-Bay becomes earmarked. It was the intention to spend it on INFI, so it goes in the fund.
A knife on the sale forums that you would have bought if some other Hog had not gotten there first - earmarked!
The best way to keep records on this fund is mentally. Don't write anything down. That way, needful memory adjustments may be made in the fund to take advantage of purchase opportunities, without any residual guilt over exceeding the budget.
Now that S&W .41 Mag you found at the last gun show was a real bargain, at least $100 less than what it was worth. Bucks in the fund! Or maybe you didn't buy it, so the entire asking price plus the $100 bucks can go into the fund.
The possibilities are endless! It's amazing what you can do with an MBA and a little imagination.
