Summer earnings,
a weekly allowance.
Enter what you earned. Maaser and savings come off first, then any big purchase. What’s left becomes a number for each day, week and month.
Maaser 10% · Savings 10% · Your own timeframe
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You can spend each week
$44
Each day
$6.27
Each month
$190
From $3,000, $600 goes to maaser and savings and $500 to your big purchase. The $1,900 left is $44 a week for 10 months.
What you earned
$
Take-home pay from camp, lifeguarding, an internship or other work.
- Maaser (10%)
- -$300
- Savings (10%)
- -$300
- Left after both
- $2,400
Set money aside first
$
How long it has to last
Months
months
Fine-tune 2 more inputs: maaser and savings rates
10 months · $6.27 a day
Each day
$6.27
From $3,000, $600 goes to maaser and savings and $500 to your big purchase. The $1,900 left is $44 a week for 10 months.
Weekly
$44
Monthly
$190
Total
$1,900
- Summer earnings
- $3,000
- Maaser
- -$300
- Savings
- -$300
- Big purchase
- -$500
- To spend
- $1,900
Days are counted as 30 a month and weeks as 4.33 a month.
Making it last.
Sticking to it
- Move it on payday. Put maaser and savings in separate accounts the day you’re paid. What’s left is what you have.
- Use an envelope. Take the weekly amount in cash or on a prepaid card. When it’s gone, it’s gone.
- Watch the big stuff. Unplanned larger expenses break budgets more often than coffee does.
- Think monthly. Some weeks you’ll spend less, some more. Watch the average.
Where it goes
- Food. Pizza, falafel, coffee with friends, Shabbos treats. Usually the biggest line.
- Getting around. Buses, the occasional taxi, trips around the country.
- Gifts. Birthdays, Chanukah presents to mail home, souvenirs.
- Going out. Activities and outings with friends.
Why bother
- Less stress. Spending blind makes you feel broke even when you aren’t.
- A habit that lasts. The discipline you build now carries into every budget after this one.
- No guilt. When you know you can afford something, you can enjoy it.