# Tracking a shared allowance pool that spans several payment accounts

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**Created:** [August 19, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/tracking-a-shared-allowance-pool-that-spans-several-payment-accounts/865 "2026-08-19T15:37:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![simonmic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.plaintextaccounting.org/simonmic/32/1_2.png) [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/tracking-a-shared-allowance-pool-that-spans-several-payment-accounts/865/2 "2026-08-19T17:03:28Z")

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Welcome. Could the expense account budgeting method at [Envelope Budgeting and Plain Text Accounting [reddit] - #4 by simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/envelope-budgeting-and-plain-text-accounting-reddit/564/4) be applicable ? It is independent of the funding source.

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