This post comes from partner blog The Dough Roller.
I hate budgeting. I've tried using envelopes, Quicken and fancy spreadsheets, and the results are always the same. I start off strong, but within a few weeks I lose interest in the time-consuming chore that budgeting can be.
The problem is that I still need to manage my money. I confronted this problem about a year ago, and asked myself the following question: How do I effectively manage my money in as little time and with as little pain as possible? To answer that question, I came up with a money-management plan that doesn’t require me to track all of my expenses all the time, and requires a relatively small investment of my time each month. In this post, I’ll share my plan with you.
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