Myisha’s Dollar

Do Designation
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Designation I Designation II
st th
1 – 15 of the month 16th – 31st of the month
PAYEE AMOUNT 16
1 Church/Charity 100 17 Water/Electric 30
2 18
3 Massage 75 19 Hair & Nails 180
4 20 Fun/ Misc 175
5 21
6 Savings 150 22 Geico 188
7 23 School Loan 115
8 Mortgage 950 24 Sprint 84
9 25
10 Ford 305 26
11 27 Food 100
12 Gas Company 25 28 Cable 56
13 29
14 30
15 FOOD 100 31 ATT 75
Total 11705 Total 100
003
Monthly minimum: 2708

Step 2
Here’s how I use the data. Each January on my calendar, I highlight my job’s biweekly pay dates
date for the
nd th
whole year (typically the 2 and 16 ). The first time I did this led me too negotiate due dates with
companies I do business with (e.g., Ford and Geico). Many were very flexible. Now comes the time I
allot to work. Beginning with the end in mind (Designation I = $1705),
$1 I schedule enough work,
work weeks
nd
in advance, so that direct deposit pay
ayday #1 on the 2 is enough to cover Designation I. Not a problem
because my first few and last few expenditures of the month are either relatively small amounts, or I
determine their actual “due” dates.
dates Guess what’s next? I schedule, to the max,
max the real stuff that
matters: nurturing myself, connecting with my support system, and writing.

I plug Designation totals into my Payday Principal sheet (Step 3).. I have one of these for each pay date.
Would you like to see that too? Glad to do it. 

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