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JMCan someone help me understand how to save for specific things such as Vacation Fund, Car Registration (once per year), etc. if the categories do not roll over from month to month. I appreciate that there is an unused balance, but if it is not categorized, how do we allocate it for a specific thing through out the year?
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Eric PoulinThis video should help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip8RA55wIjU
Robin2026-02-12T22:09:53-05:00
Eric Poulin2026-02-10T21:00:20-05:00
Eric Poulin2026-02-10T20:01:32-05:00
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