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Allocating expenses

The most common buckets are:

  • Expenses, or your needs: housing, food, transportation, clothing, insurance, childcare,  etc.
  • Debt - monthly debt obligations: personal loan, student loan, auto loan, and credit card payments etc.
  • Savings, including funds for your emergency fund.
  • Consider automating your retirement contributions to ensure you stick to the plan.
  • Wants: don't deprive yourself.

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