tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post7632993019453770901..comments2008-02-21T20:21:37.164-08:00Chief Family Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320154821990804327cfoblog@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-81597179342613616972008-02-21T20:21:37.164-08:002008-02-21T20:21:37.164-08:00@Margo - I'm so glad I could help! For what it's worth, I created our budget in Quicken Basic, which is fairly inexpensive (I couldn't find a 2008 version of QB at Amazon, but Costco usually carries Quicken at this time of year; the office supply stores also usually have them).<BR/><BR/>Also check out programs <A HREF="http://www.mypoints.com/emp/u/infospaceClick.do?type=1&t=msxml%3A%2F%2Fmypoints.feed.tbar%2Fclickit%2Fsearch%3Fr_aid%3D677272F5A6BF4852B6CF750A356603E0%26r_eop%3D1%26r_sacop%3D3%26r_scoid%3D239171%26r_spf%3D0%26r_cop%3Dmain-title%26r_snpp%3D2%26r_spp%3D1%26qqn%3DkRtByE6C%26r_coid%3D239138%26rawto%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.youneedabudget.com%2F" REL="nofollow">You Need a Budget</A> and <A HREF="http://www.mypoints.com/emp/u/infospaceClick.do?type=2&t=msxml%3A%2F%2Fmypoints.feed.tbar%2Fclickit%2Fsearch%3Fr_aid%3D677272F5A6BF4852B6CF750A356603E0%26r_eop%3D1%26r_sacop%3D1%26r_scoid%3D245875%26r_spf%3D1%26r_cop%3Dmain-title%26r_snpp%3D0%26r_spp%3D1%26qqn%3Dxq%252BhS4%2524qpaL%26r_coid%3D245874%26rawto%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Faclk%3Fsa%3Dl%26ai%3DBhgg5eE2-R7y9JZTsgwPQzbm5AYyE3EKc-uOFBK7W9qQBgOIJEAEYASDorvcBKAMwADgBUKKNpMr6_____wFgyf7ihsijkBmgAefFt_8DyAEBgAIB2QNoqbEh2sGQVeADEA%26num%3D1%26q%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.mvelopes.com%2Fmvelopes%2Fsales%2Fstruggle%2Findex.php%253Fno_pop%253D1%2526cpn%253Dggl%3Abudgeting5%2526accessCode%253DD004001102%26sig%3DAGiWqtzZSajRAwxDJeO1xgVlV_j7I3V1kQ" REL="nofollow">Mvelopes</A>. I don't use them personally, but there are quite a few personal finance bloggers who like them a lot. Hope that helps!Chief Family Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320154821990804327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-34594974508394967542008-02-21T19:13:30.170-08:002008-02-21T19:13:30.170-08:00So I just got back from a no-internet vacation and browsed among some blogs. And I happened on this post and THANK GOODNESS!!! My husband and I just had an argument about budgets last night! I checked some of the links you listed and now I have something to really dig into and do research on to see how we can manage our money better.<BR/>I knew there had to be a better way than tracking every penny and putting it into categories with limits, but I didn't know where to start. Thanks for a supremely helpful post with links!Margonoreply@blogger.com