Lesson:How to Foolproof Your Budget/ExerciseL1

Listening Exercise

Watch the video and complete the text according to what you can understand. It's payday! Put that in the bank and get to PARTY! Now you can pay some overdue , buy that you've been eyeing, and the refrigerator. That is, until the end of the when the next payday is still days . More bills are piling up, the refrigerator is , checks are bouncing, and you don't have money in the bank to put in the car. Living to paycheck is tough. But there is a that will make sure you always have the cash you . It's called the envelope system. Instead of that check into your bank , cash that check and it home. Make envelopes for every item you have, like gas, food, rent and so on. Then put the amount of cash in envelope. When you wanna buy something, only use cash from the envelope. This makes it so you won't overspend in any one , and you'll always have money for things you need.