The [[EASY]] Cash Envelope Wallet Pattern

Have you ever heard of Dave Ramsey's cash envelope budgeting system? Well, chances are that if you're reading this, you probably have. This is my version of a cash envelope wallet. It's perfect for keeping all your cash organized and making budgeting easier. And the bonus: it's really easy to make! If you know the basics of using a sewing machine, you got this, girl! 

I sell this pattern on Craftsy, but I decided to share it for FREEEEEE (Bedtime Stories, anyone??) with all my wonderful readers! So click on the link below and get to sewing! And budgeting!

The [[EASY]] Cash Envelope Wallet Pattern

NOTE: This tutorial only includes directions for making the wallet. The envelopes themselves are suuuper easy too, and you can use this tutorial. I suggest adding interfacing to one of your pieces of fabric to make it sturdy.

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Cash Envelope Wallet

UPDATE: The pattern for my Cash Envelope Wallet can be found here! Have fun making it! Send me pictures!

In case you missed my last blog post, I'll bring you up to speed. Joshua and I are starting the Dave Ramsey cash envelope budgeting system. (If you don't know what it is, you should look it up! I won't go into detail here.) So a few days ago, I made a few fabric envelopes to keep our cash separated in different categories. This morning I got a request from a fellow 'Dave Ramsey Budgeter' for fabric envelopes and a wallet to hold them all. I got to looking for a tutorial for a wallet, but I couldn't find any that would work for this project. So instead! I made a brave move and decided to make up a pattern on my own. Let me just say...it sounds a lot easier than it really is. It took me 3-4 hours to finish the wallet, but I'm extremely pleased with the end result!

One side of the wallet has 4 pockets for cards, and a slip pocket underneath. The other side of the wallet has an elastic band that holds the envelopes in place, but allows for easy removal in case I don't want to carry the whole wallet somewhere. It has a velcro strap closure.

Honestly, this wallet has many imperfections (which I'm sure you can see), so I have several things I want to change about the next one. But overall, I love the concept, and I love that I accomplished a new challenge! How fun!

A Stylish Budget System

Almost a year after reading Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover," Joshua and I are finally cracking down on the budget and using the cash envelope system. Rather than purchasing his envelope book or using ugly, boring envelopes, I decided to make my own fabric envelopes! Now, I made some last winter when I thought we were going to start the cash envelope system (and we didn't). They were my VERY FIRST sewing project ever. I was pretty proud of them. But I figured my skill level has probably (hopefully) improved since then, so I wanted to make new ones. I didn't really go with a color scheme because I used this project as an opportunity to use up some of my scrap fabric. So I just took what I could find.

Let me just say, while these fabric envelopes are some of the easiest things I've ever made, they are very unforgiving. I mean, if you don't sew a perfectly straight line, it shows in the finished product. Being the perfectionist that I am, it's quite irritating. As I was making them, I was thinking, "Man...I don't know if these look any better than the ones I made a year ago! I stink!!" But since these envelopes are just for my personal use, I figured it didn't really matter. (Joshua will be using them too, but he doesn't know the difference! Heehee!)




Once I got them all finished, I decided to pull out the envelopes I made last year (which I haven't looked at since last year) and compare them with the envelopes I made today.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Yes, that is what I said when I pulled them out. They look pretty rough. I mean look at those corners and those crooked lines! (Click on the pictures to get a better view of the hideousness.) I was pleased to see that my skills definitely have improved. Phew. Maybe I'll just give these ghetto ones to Joshua. ;)


Aaaaaaanyway (anyone out there watch My Wife and Kids??)... I'm excited to start using these envelopes! Surely having cute envelopes that I made will make budgeting much more fun, right? Right??? Maybe not. We'll see.

Well, I hope you're having a happy Labor Day! I'm off to change out of my pj's, put makeup on, and fix my hair. Yes, at 3:30pm. Clearly it's been a good day for me. :)

See ya!