Enter the 50-30-20 rule. - Deepstash
Enter the 50-30-20 rule.

Enter the 50-30-20 rule.

The 50-30-20 rule suggests dividing your after-tax income into three categories— needs, wants, and savings.

Do not subtract other amounts that may be withheld or automatically deducted, like health insurance or retirement contributions. Those will become part of your budget.

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Finance management is important, without which we will always struggle no matter how much money we make.

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The 50-20-30 rule

The 50-20-30 rule

It is a budget rule to help people reach their financial goals. It states that:

  • You should spend up to 50% of your after-tax income on needs and obligations that you must-have or must-do.
  • The remaining half should be split up between 20% savings and debt repayment and 30% to ev...

The 50/30/20 Rule

The 50/30/20 Rule

It breaks down your budget categories into three broad segments:

  • 50%: Essential Expenses like housing, automobile expenses, groceries, insurance, utilities, etc.
  • 30%: Discretionary Expenses (Non-essential) like Dining out, entertainment, drinks, etc.

The 50:30:20 budgeting method

The 50:30:20 budgeting method

Under this method, 50 percent goes to expenses, 30 percent goes to wants, and 20 percent goes to a combination of debt and savings.

A person with a healthy amount of disposable income but loads of debt could probably benefit more from the 50:30:20 method.

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