Budgets for Dummies – Maintaining the Budget
This is part 4 in the series ‘Budgets for Dummies.’ You may want to check out part 1, part 2, and part 3 first. So far we’ve talked about why a budget is so important, how a budget frees your spending and how to build a budget. All of these are key points to financial [...]
Budgets for Dummies – Building the Budget
This is part 3 of the series ‘Budgets for Dummies.’ Try starting with part 1 and part 2. So far we’ve talked about why you need a budget and how having one gives you the freedom to spend. Now, when I start talking about building a budget, don’t let it scare you. Building a budget [...]
Budgets for Dummies – Why You Need One
This is part 1 of the series ‘Budgets For Dummies.’ Suppose you only got paid once per year. You no longer get a check every other Friday. You get one check for $40,000 on January 1 and won’t get another one until the following year. What would you do? Would you go take a big [...]
