Some people handle this through an envelope system, whereas others maintain separate bank accounts for family money and spending money.

FORBES: Should Adults Have an Allowance?

However, it has limited control over the taxation system, the overall spending envelope and key spending decisions such as welfare.

BBC: Scotland politics

Soon after the nominees were announced on February 12, CNN.com launched the Inside the Envelope game that offered a new Home Theater System to whomever could guess the most Oscar winners.

CNN: Inside the Envelope

And a back-of-the-envelope calculation based on the 1.8m sorts of organism recognised so far as species under the Linnaean system, on the rate at which new species are being discovered and on such ecological matters as the average number of parasites (themselves new species) that each free-living species harbours, suggests the final total may be around 30m.

ECONOMIST: Biodiversity

Yene says he gave Herman money -- in one instance, cash in an envelope -- in return for her influence, including helping someone secure an FCC license for a satellite telephone system.

CNN: Herman Focus Of Influence-Peddling Probe