Comments on: Kevan and Kendra’s Budgeting Tips for Newlyweds

By: Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:20:06 +0000

Thank you so much. I needed that. My boyfriend and I are planning on getting married in the near future and we were just discussing writing up a good budget outline, and this really helped out. Thanks!

By: LJG

LJG — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:43:55 +0000

Dear Kevan…I need advice in that the following frequently happens:
1. My income changes every day (depends how many fish I catch)
2. My wants become obligations and my needs become wants
3. My lifestyle has no definition
4. Receipts get lost and I forget how much I saved.

Appreciate it.

Desperate Spender.

By: Deepak

Deepak — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:47:12 +0000

Hey Kevan,

I’m engaged! And my fiance and I are going to have to do some serious budgeting, so thanks for this. Well done and hugely helpful.

Deepak

By: Josh McFaul

Josh McFaul — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:04:15 +0000

I like this budget so much, I got married so that I could use it.

By: Norm

Norm — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:13:30 +0000

This is incredible – this will come in very handy – thank you for the wedding gift of well placed tips and tricks

By: Seth

Seth — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:35:53 +0000

Kevan. You’re so cool.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:20:13 +0000

Hi,

I was just searching around on the internet for “newlywed budget” and found your blog. Great information on it. It’s giving me some really good ideas on creating my own excel spreadsheet to help out. I’m getting married in October and we are starting to get things in line now (February). I hope that’s enough time to help us out in the long run.

Something neat that we’re using (since she’s currently in another state) is google docs. We can both edit the excel documents that we’ve created for the budget, and we can edit them at the same time, while we’re on the phone!

By: Kevan

Kevan — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:00:39 +0000

Thanks for the note, Carrie! I’m very glad our system has been helpful. We’re still using it after a year, and are still debt-free and working on our savings.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:49:35 +0000

I appreciate this very much! i got married in December 2006. After doing this, I realized we had more money that I thought left over! Following this, I can stay on track!

By: Jamin Gray

Jamin Gray — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:24:31 +0000

I avoid using the debit card for most things. Instead I use an envelope system where I put a certain amount each payday into one of 3 different labeled envelopes: food & groceries, entertainment, spending cash. I find it helps me see tangibly how much money I’m spending and how much is left from the budget.

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:54:44 +0000

Yes, saving money…yes.

By: Kevan

Kevan — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:03:01 +0000

You’re welcome, Kaylie! I think I might change the name of this, because the whole “newlyweds” thing is kind of inaccurate. It works for pretty much anybody. I hope it helps you!

By: kaylie

kaylie — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:52:07 +0000

Hey Kevan, sweet budget, thanks for sharing! Though unattached considering I will actually be MAKING money soon, this may just come in handy. :)

By: Kevan

Kevan — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:32:32 +0000

Well, your bewildering reference to MC Hammer prompted me to begin some cursory web research into why MC Hammer would need a budget. Here is what I discovered. After the raging success of his album “Please Hammer Don’t Hurt Em,” Hammer took his $33 million dollars, and here are some of the things he bought:

A $12 million dollar home which included, among other things, a 12 car garage, 2 swimming pools, a 33-seat theatre, a bowling alley, waterfalls, and a dishwasher in the master bedroom.
Two helicopters, a fleet of 17 automobiles (including a Lamborghini and a stretch limousine), a Boeing 727, and an entourage of over 200 people, most of whom he kept on his payroll.

These days, when Hammer is not preaching and dancing on his show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, he is posting pictures of his abdominal muscles on his blog, “Look Look Look.” [If you are interested in finding more about MC Hammer, who is pretty much the most amazing person ever, please read this Wikipedia article. And thank you, Harrison, for teaching me about this amazing facts.]

By: Harrison

Harrison — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:31:06 +0000

Second shot:

Actually, that’s a really good budget. You should give it to M.C. Hammer.

By: Harrison

Harrison — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:04:20 +0000

Thanks for that.

DON’T CARE.

Just kidding. Maybe I’ll care when this is important to me. But, seeing as I’m unattached, Im off to buy things I want and don’t necessarily need.