Household Budgeting: Day 5 – Cash Spending
Today is our final step to setting up a household budget: Cash Spending. Our goal for this step is to create a budget for our necessary weekly spending. Over the last 4 days, we have completed the following… Day #1 – Assemble your Binder Day #2 – Record of Accounts & Read More
Household Budgeting: Day 4 – Annual & Monthly Expenses
Day 4 – Budgeting Annual & Monthly Expenses Today we will be going through all of our expenses to calculate the amount due each month (and payday). If the amount due varies each month, you can either leave it blank or estimate the amount for your budget (I estimate). Read More
Household Budgeting: Day 3 – Income & Debt Tracking
Day 3 – Income & Debt Tracking In order to manage your monthly budget effectively, you should have a good idea of what your income will be. For some, this is difficult because your paychecks fluctuate. Keeping a good record of your income for the year will help. The Read More
Household Budgeting: Day 2 – Record of Accounts
Budgeting & finances are not the most “exciting” task to accomplish. But if you get your finances organized, it can be more bearable. If you are struggling to pay your bills, or if you couldn’t tell me how much you owe on your debts, you especially need to go through Read More
Household Budgeting: Day 1 – Assemble your Binder
Welcome to A Bowl Full of Lemons “2013 Budgeting Series”. This week I will help you get your budget planned & organized and help you create a system that will get you out of debt. We will be organizing it one step at a time. If you already have a Read More