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Budgeting

Why Sticking to a Budget Is Important – and How to Do It Successfully

January 11, 2010

Whether you subscribe to the Dave Ramsey school of thought or the Suze Orman mindset (or any other financial guru you like), there is one common lesson to be learned: you must create and stick to a budget. In fact, you’ve probably been told about the importance of budgeting more times than you [...]

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Five Tips for Tightening Your Budget

September 3, 2009

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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How a Family Budget Can Help Alleviate Stress

June 10, 2009

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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Household Budget – Give Your Budget Goals the Once Over

February 11, 2008

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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Use Your Hobbies to Fix Your Budget

February 6, 2008

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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