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A cash envelope is a physical envelope designated for a specific spending category in a budgeting system.
The method involves dividing cash into labeled envelopes—groceries, entertainment, gas—and spending only what's inside each one.
When the envelope is empty, spending in that category stops.
I'm out of restaurant money—my cash envelope is empty until next month.
The system enforces discipline by making limits tangible.
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