Journal
Notes from the same desk.
Writing about cash that has to last: seasonal lumps, a short contingency list, and the weeks after the reserve has been used.
Putting the reserve back after you have spent it
Using the reserve for the bill it was meant for is the plan working. The harder part is the months afterward, when the envelope is thin.
Counting a cash reserve when rubber money comes twice a year
A tapping season can look like plenty. The reserve is the part that has to still be there when the trees are rested and the market is quiet.
A short contingency list for a house in Bacho
Five interruptions show up again and again in this tambon. A useful list prices them in local baht and stops there.
Ordinary places to keep money you may need this year
The reserve has to be reachable. A jar, a marked envelope, or a plain savings account can all do that job if the name is clear.