New way to procrastinate: Watching old instructional films from the Leave It to Beaver era.

My first step in making a budget was to ignore my boyfriend when he suggested I use Mint.com. Although pretty much all my work/entertainment/happiness stems from the Internet, sometimes I like to play-act at being "off the grid." It's worth noting that I did the math for my paper budget on my computer's calculator.

The Billfold Community offered up a bunch of suggestions on how they keep track of their spending. Here are a few of them.