How I Budget for Big Purchases | Budget my Paycheck with me

This month I got hit with my auto insurance renewal bill — and it kicked off round two of my monthly financial reset. I'm back with my full July paycheck breakdown: every expense category, my sinking funds, and exactly how I stuff my cash envelopes. This time I'm adding two new segments — how much I felt like I spent vs. what I actually spent, and my favorite purchase of the month. If you want to see what budgeting a six-figure tech paycheck actually looks like (debt payments, investments, crypto, and sinking funds included), this one's for you. 💳 Try my favorite credit card: https://i.capitalone.com/Ggl5oXy6p 🌟 Socials: Instagram: @aprilsrambles TikTok: @aprilsrambles Subscribe for weekly uploads!    / @aprilsrambles   💮 Timestamps: 0:00 intro 0:23 what I spent this month 7:04 my sinking funds 10:48 (NEW!) my favorite purchase 11:45 what I made this month 12:36 paycheck allocation 16:03 monthly review 17:26 goals for next month! 🔑 Keywords: budget with me, june financial reset, july financial reset, paycheck budget, living in seattle, cash stuffing, seattle cost of living, software engineer salary, cash stuffing for beginners, payday routine, budgeting for beginners, frugal living, 6 figure pay, 6 figure payday routine, reset routine, budget tech, seattle life, how much I spend in a month, how much I spend in seattle, what I spend in a month, monthly budget vlog, SWE budget breakdown, amazon software engineer salary, tech salary seattle, 25 year old budget, paycheck allocation, sinking fund explained, how to budget your paycheck, frugal living seattle, FIRE journey, financial independence, seattle cost of living 2025, monthly financial reset, personal finance vlog, how I save money, envelope budgeting, 6 figure salary budget, women in tech finance, day in my life software engineer, aprilsrambles, april's rambles #budgetwithme #paydayroutine #softwareengineer subcount: 535 editing time: 9 hours