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Keeping The Budget

Keeping The Budget

Compare the total monthly family income with total monthly expenditures. If you have excess money after paying your bills you can save or invest it, otherwise, you have to reduce expenses, increase revenue, or do both.

Analyze your monthly expenses, and set priorities in spending. After you separate money for the inescapable expenses, reduce variable costs to easily achieve monthly savings. 

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Treat Yourself Wisely

Treat Yourself Wisely

Spending money towards priorities doesn’t mean sacrificing all nonessentials. Find something that the whole family can enjoy and is not too expensive and set it as a monthly reward for the effort.

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Be Careful With Credit Cards

Be Careful With Credit Cards

Do not carry a credit card with you when you go for a walk. Their ease of use can compel us to pay with it, which puts us at risk of paying high interest.

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Make The Whole Family Save

Make The Whole Family Save

When it comes to household budgets and saving, it is important that all family members contribute to cost reduction. 

Distributing savings equally prevents others from feeling injured as the only ones who are deprived of what they care about. 

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Plan The Procurement

Plan The Procurement

Track and compare prices in stores and plan a higher monthly food supply.

Leave only daily purchases of bread, milk and basic necessities for everyday small purchases in smaller shops. Major retail chains often offer lower prices or have discount prices, which you can use to ...

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"You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living." ~ Casey Stengel

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Make a Budget in 6 Simple Steps

  1. Gather every financial statement you can (bank statements, investment accounts, recent utility bills).
  2. Record all of your sources of income.
  3. Create a list of monthly expenses.
  4. Break expenses into 2 categories: fixed and variable.

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Steps of the zero-sum budget

  1. Determine how much you make on any given month.
  2. List your bills: Once you determine how much money you'll make this month,  figure out how much money you need to spend next month.
  3. Compare and contrast:  Once you see your monthly income and your monthly bi...

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