The Dave Ramsey Book

My husband and I went through a Dave Ramsey financial class a couple year ago.  

We loved it. 

Well, maybe that's an exaggeration... 

anything to do with money and budgeting is bound to be a bit stressful, 

but we love where it has gotten us today.  

So, this post is in honor of Mr. Ramsey and his cash budget plan! 

You'll need to find yourself an appropriate hardcover book.  

This one is from a library sale for 50 cents.  

The title is "Too Hot To Handle." 

I think I'll use it for my date night money stash. 

hee hee! 

Start by removing a rectangular area from the middle of the book. 

Use a utility knife and ruler to make your cuts through the pages.  

This will take a while and several cuts, keep peeling out the layers as you cut through them.

Please don't cut yourself!!!

You will have a nice little stash of pages when you are done, don't throw those! 

I'll show you what to do with them in a post later this week.

Your book should now have all the pages removed from the front cover to the back.

Clean up the corners if you need to.

Then, bust out your Mod Podge.  

Find a piece of scrapbook paper you like and cut it to fit inside the back cover.  

Apply Mod Podge to the back of the scrapbook paper and smooth the paper on to the inside of the back cover.  Smooth out any air bubbles with an old credit card.  

If you are patient you will wait 5 minutes until it is dry, and then continue.  

If you are me, you will plough ahead.

Apply Mod Podge to the entire back of the cover, and the last page of the book.

Close the pages, and apply Mod Podge to the inside of the pages.

Use some rulers, or paint sticks, or whatever you have on hand to make a little platform.

Then put a pile of weight on top and let it dry.

*It would be wise to make sure there is no Mod Podge on your top page before adding you weight, or you might have trouble peeling your rulers off.  Not that I would know*

Apply Mod Podge to the outside edges of the pages. 

Add your treasures!

Perfect little hiding spot for your the money you didn't spend on T.P this week

 so you can sneak a date night in instead.  

Not only does it keep little hands from finding it, 

but it helps so that you don't go digging for that extra cash to spend before date night!