The 1-2-3 Binder is a budgeting method where you use different dice (6-sided for $1 envelopes, 4-sided for $2 envelopes, and 3-sided for $3 envelopes) to randomly determine how much money to save in each envelope, helping you build savings systematically through a gamified approach.
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Added:Hey everybody, I'm Mary Love and welcome to Mary Love Country Living. Yes, I'm wearing the same shirt. I've been doing a little batch filming, but that's okay cuz you got to sometimes so you can get other things done.
But anyhow, today we're going to work on our 1 2 3 binder.
But I got some cute little tinies. Now, I don't have these up on my Kofi shop yet, but I will get them up sometime this evening.
Look at these little aliens. Ain't they cute?
I just think they're so cute and I only put four little circles in each one.
And there you got the little alien Martians with little spaceships.
Ain't they cute?
I just think they're adorable.
Um but there's some tinies. Like I said, I'll get them up this evening. I haven't done it yet. I still got to fix dinner and I've already fed, so that's out of the way. Praise God. Thank you, Jesus.
But anyhow, I am getting ready to and this is why I make made some tinies. I'm getting ready to start back up with my 100 envelope savings challenges and this one is for tinies.
So I have a request.
If you make little tinies like that, I need some made.
I would like to have some from some different YouTubers.
So, if you would be so kind, if you would like for me to give your channel a shout-out, make me a sheet of tinies and put uh no more than five little circles or icons, whatever, in each one.
And be sure to put your name your channel name down at the bottom of them of each one. So, when I use them, I'll know who to shout out on my YouTube videos when I do those. I would be greatly appreciative.
And so, now let's get over here and let's get busy saving some money.
And yes, I am aware my desk looks like a hurricane hit. But, you know what? That's okay. So, if the clutter bothers you, um you you might not want to watch cuz there's clutter everywhere. But, also tomorrow is Friday and it's rainy day funds savings day uh to get the rolls for uh tomorrow on this, you will have to tune in to Joe at CBA Mom Saves. It's her turn to do the rolling.
So, here we have our 1 2 3 binder.
Now, I watched Miss Corey from Busy Bee Budgets the other day when she done this and I like the way she done it and I'm going to implement I think that's how you say that word into this. For the number one binder envelope, she used a six-sided dice. So, that's what we're going to do.
We got [snorts] four. 1 2 3 4.
For the two number two envelope, she used a four-sided dice.
We got three. 1 2 3. And I actually allowed for $8 for that. So, let's see what we get.
We got one. Okay.
And for the number three spot, she used a three-sided dice.
We got two, so we're going to roll that again cuz I allowed for nine.
Three, one, two, three.
So, there's five.
Six, seven. Okay.
Um how much do we got left?
I'm just going to go ahead and put in everything that I actually allowed for it. And I know you're wondering, "Well, Mary, if you're going to do that, why even bother rolling?" Cuz I wanted to.
All right.
So, we got four.
We got four.
Should be nine. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Yep, there's nine. All right.
I want to get some of these done.
So, this will get them done a little quicker.
This first one in the dollar envelope is from Melissa Manages, Net Pretty Little Sunshine. We got one, two, three, four, five, and six.
I brought everything but a marker.
As usual.
Y'all just bear with me. We're going to use this one. No, we used that one last time.
Um we haven't used purple.
Six.
One, two, three, four, five, and six.
I'm just leave that open.
One, two. Okay. Making sure I got the right money for the right envelope.
Well, actually, it don't really matter cuz all going to back anyways.
All right, number two envelope. This is from Miss Tara over at Lifted Up and Living and it only it needs $4. 1 2 3 4, so we'll put the other four Did I do these for a dollar a piece or $2 a piece? I don't remember.
Well, we're going to say a dollar a piece, so we finished that one. Ding ding and we're going to start another one. Oh, those were our $2 a piece.
And that's the $2 envelope.
So, it needed $6.
I put 4 5 6.
So, there we go.
I'll get my head straightened out here in a minute, y'all. I promise. So, the next one we're going to work on is from Who we got to work on?
Let's see.
Da da da.
Y'all just bear with me.
Um No.
Those aren't calling out to me just yet.
Girl Mama Budgets. That's who we're going to work on next. Girl Mama Budgets. These are going to be $2 each.
We're going to wrap that up here.
>> [snorts] >> So, there's one.
All righty, we got that one started.
We're going to put that over there and in the number three envelope, this one is from my bestie Janet over at My Modern Homestead and we're going to finish it today. It's gone with the wind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 and these are $3 a piece. 3 6 and 9. So, [clears throat] we actually finished it.
Ding ding ding.
So, you figure let's see. 3 6 9 18 27 and 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 is 37 57.
59 $61 with two challenges. No, that's not right. That ain't right. I can't add today, y'all. 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 24 and 27 is 51 any way you add it. $51 that we saved today. All right, I'm through rambling, y'all.
So, in the 1 2 3 binder, we actually have 10 25 35 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 70 1 2 3 4 74 dollars cuz I have had to use some of this.
So, otherwise there would be more.
[snorts] But, there we have it. 1 2 3 binder. Let's put this stuff up.
Put this up.
Put that back.
And as I said, tune in to Joe over at CBA Mom Saves tomorrow for the rainy day funds if you're saving along with us.
And once again, if you make tinies and you would like for me to give your channel a shout-out, make me some tinies.
Um like, you know, it don't have to be Christmas in July or nothing, but just, you know, you see how they see us with the four little circles and stuff in them and be sure to put your name at the bottom of each picture like that so that our you don't have to put them you know, not the letters, actual channel name so I know who you are and I can give you a shout-out.
Do you ever have one of them days where you don't know if you're coming or going, you already been and forgot where you went and you just forgot your way home?
That's what it's been for me today.
>> [clears throat] >> It's It's just been crazy day. But, you know what? It's going to get better and I know that. But, anyhow, there's my video for today. I will get one made for tomorrow. It'll get posted sometime tomorrow or other. Who knows when? But, I will get the alien tinies posted this evening sometime. So, just check back later on my coffee shop if you want them. But, with that, I'm going to say good afternoon. God bless. Take care and until we meet again, I'll catch y'all on the flip side. Bye now.
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