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110+ Best Cash Envelope categories to use in your Budget

110+ Cash Envelope categories Ideas for your Budget The Cash Envelope System The Cash Envelope System is a method of organizing your budget cash in separate envelopes. You designate an amount based on your budget for each envelope. First, choose your cash envelope categories that are a part of your budget. Then, money is then …

Five Tips for Saving Money on Your Monthly Food Budget

With the cost of groceries constantly on the rise, it’s hard to keep your monthly food budget in check. The good news is that there are some simple steps you can take to save money on your grocery bill while also eating nutritious, delicious food. If you’re looking to cut down on how much you …

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The common monthly expenses to list in your budget

Common monthly expenses are bills that reoccurring every month in your budget. A budget is nothing more than a guide to using your money and using it when it works best for you. By making a list of all your monthly expenses and match those expenses that list against your monthly income you could organize …

What percentage of your paycheck goes to bills?

Determining the amount of money you should put aside really starts with how many expenses you have. It first begins with knowing what your actual income is, not the pretty number on your paystub. I’m talking about that other number that you sigh in disappointment wish you realized, yep, and those are the tax cuts.  …

How To Use The Half Payment Method

Dreading the next paycheck, knowing you have already mentally overspent it on bills?Dreaming of looking at your savings account fully funded? It seems so impossible but trying different ways of managing your money will help. The first thing is budgeting, and this is a must. Ugh, budgeting, I know! Paper, pen, and numbers, how boring! …

The Best Way to Pay your Bills on Time Every Month

The Best Way to Pay your Bills on Time Every Month

Bills, Bills, Bills So you got a ton of bills? Nowadays, who doesn’t!  With every subscription comes a sacrifice. Poor wallet, your diet is looking pretty slim And there are those bills you need to live on like, a mortgage, utilities. The necessary bills, pretty much everything ending in the word “insurance”. Let’s not forget …

How to use the 50/30/20 rule in your budget

What is the 50/30/20 budgeting rule of thumb anyway? And more importantly, How can I try this right now?! The 50/30/20 budgeting technique is one of many giving you an outline to divide up your expenses by percentages. I’ve also discussed my personal method of budgeting (30/30/25/15) which is similar as it is percent based …

How to use the Zero-based budgeting method

When you think of the words zero-based what is most noticeable mention is the word “zero”. Thinking of something being zero in the mind of a saver can create that big question mark above your head. “Is this the best way to manage my money?” First, you would need to understand what is zero-based budgeting …