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I keep running into two issues that I can't figure out. 1. I cannot fully find my cash envelopes at the beginning of the month (yet). So I get out what cash I can each payday, and put it jheri the envelopes I think we'll be using first. But we keep running into needing the cash for another category, so we take the cash, then store the receipt in the category we used it. I try to keep a running total each payday, on each category, but the numbers aren't adding up. 2. I do once a month shopping st the beginning of the month, so I need my grocery envelope essentially fully funded from the month before. But how do I both track my spending, and save for next month? Track it as a bill? A sinking fund? I just had it on my cash category, but as I've spent it, I don't have anything written down to replace it. I think I've essentially been funding it when our monthly rollover, but I'm afraid I'll end up using that "extra" when I see it for a debt  But if I add in another expense/sinking fund, the funds just aren't available. I don't know how I've done this the last two months?  
I keep running into two issues that I can't figure out.

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