Not Made Of Money

Many times getting your finances under control includes getting your spending under control. Although you may think that your budget is already unbearably tight, but there are probably still plenty of ways to get just a little more out of your paycheck. If you think you’ve made every budget cut you conceivably could, [...]

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Does the idea of creating a family budget stress you out? If you avoid the topic of budgeting because you don’t want to stress about money, I have some good news for you. Having a budget doesn’t cause stress. In fact, my experience has been that having a family budget can actually [...]

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Odds are that you routinely re-evaluate the big choices that you make in your life all of the time. As you become more educated about the benefits of a healthy diet, you might make changes to the foods you eat. Completing a degree might make you reconsider your career choice. [...]

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When you’re trying to get your budget under control you can choose between two courses of action. You can find a way to lower your expenses and spend less money or look for a way to raise your income and earn more money. Cutting your expenses is usually the side of the [...]

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When you look over your budget and realize that you’re spending more money than you’re making, you have two options. Your choices are to find a way to make more money or to work out a way to spend less money. Although increasing your income may be outside of your realm of control, [...]

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Not many things are more frustrating than setting up a budget only to find that at the end of the month your financial expenses did not work out as planned. Even if the numbers show you operating in the red, you can use the information to make future changes in behavior. It is [...]

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Not all spending plans or budgets are created equal.  The idea is to find the one that is right for you.  The important thing is that you keep track of all your expenses because then you can begin to change your spending patterns.  A spending plan or budget calculator can help you put together a [...]

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