personal budget category ideas for you!

i get a lot of emails asking my opinion on what categories folks should use when starting their budget.
of course it is a very personal thing and based on your lifestyle and preferences but there are a few categories that most of us use. these would be food, clothing, fun, blow, transportation...

here is a looooong list of ideas to help you if you are struggling with categories.
these are based on 5 years of categories that have been submitted to me!
i will continue to add to this list and new categories come in!

household

  car  

 vacation

 fun time 
   

personal

fun $

clothes

personal care

entertainment

gifts

blow

beauty shop

housecleaning

lawn

snow plowing

shopping for me

misc

gas

pets

extra

spending money

school

Christmas

general

date night

savings

dining out

hair and nails

wine and beer

transportation

fun times

bills

language

emergency

cosmetics

toiletries

car maintenance

hobbies

holiday

homeschool

kids stuff

eating out

play money

kids

my money

auto

childcare

eat out

allowance

supplies

utilities

night out

grooming

dry cleaning

restaurants

yard

deposits

cosco

lottery

garden $

tithes

random

baby

travel

parking

medical

pay off debt

house stuff

gasoline

 

 

 

LABEL options in my shop - 3 options

i am now offering a few different options for labels 
so

here is a rundown of the 3 options:

 

1) STANDARD  blank on white labels
(free)
or
2) STANDARD  printed on white labels.
 (free)
or 

 3) printed on a kahki type fabric with a sewn border coordinating with fabric
 

note* none of my labels are  peel-and-stick labels.  these are sturdy long lasting labels!

 

1) STANDARD labels as seen below:
these will come blank or personalized
depending on your preference.

DIY with a fine tip permanent marker - great if you have not decided on the categories yet or if this is a gift for someone

AND they will come as seen (scalloped) but if you specify i can make them squared off instead.
 

OR i can print your PERSONALIZED CATEGORIES on these labels as seen in the 2nd and 3rd photos below.
these labels blank or personalized are free of charge!

1) STANDARD blank labels (FREE)

 

 

 

 

 

2) STANDARD custom labels (FREE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) LUXE Personalized Labels on fabric with

Sewn Border as seen below:

these have a coordinating sewn border with your personal categories printed on khaki fabric

these are my original idea and what i have offered in my shop for years.

 these are meant to be personalized and not left blank

but if you want them blank - I can do that for you.

you will need to use a fine tip permanent marker as opposed to me printing them for you.

 

  

 these are more labor intensive and actually cost more to produce so this year

 i need to charge a small fee.

(making these babies for 100's of orders  in the past many years

along with all the sewing i have been doing caused me to need hand surgery :(

 (you can read about it in this blog)

 so

i am trying to avoid a second hand surgery by offering several other options and not offering them for FREE anymore!

so feel free to get these if you have your heart set on them!

i will be glad to make them for you!

small charge for 6 personalized labels:

 

look for the listing in my shop" LUXE"