Essential Questions to Ask Before Creating a Budget
You can't create a budget if you don't know how much money is coming in and going out. Eric Roberge,...
How to Budget for a Large Event
Whether it's a wedding, a family reunion or your church's Easter festival, big events cost money. You don't want to...
5 Common Budgeting Mistakes to Avoid
Budget Accurate budgeting starts by identifying every category of expense, no matter how small the annual expenditure on the item...
How to Establish a Realistic Budget
Include All Expenses Your budget should account for all the money that you spend, not just the big categories or...
Reasons to Keep a Rainy Day Fund
As much as we may try to predict the future, life always comes up with a way to throw us...
Financial Planning Tips All Travelers Should Consider
When you travel, you don’t want to be distracted by money problems. You definitely don’t want to miss a great...
Budgeting Tips for Your Honeymoon
More than a million newly married couples take a honeymoon each year, according to the Real Size Bride website's 2016...
How to Save for Short-Term Financial Goals
Determine your financial objectives Saving is always easier if you have a plan. When starting your short-term savings program, try...
How to Track A Household Budget
Maryland-based financial adviser Lamont Corprew, a Certified Public Accountant, is an advocate for having an household budget emergency fund. "Make...
Taking Inventory of Your Personal Finances: How Much of Your Paycheck Should You Budget for Bills
Whether you get paid an hourly wage or a monthly salary, at the end of the pay cycle, chances are...
3 Steps to Creating a Wedding Budget
Estimate Savings From All Sources Though creating a wedding budget can seem like a daunting task, in reality a wedding...
How to Set Goals to Overcome Household Budget Issues
Review Your Current Finances You can set better goals if you have a clear idea of your current personal finances....
Household Budget Checklist: Determining Necessary Expenses
Discretionary Spending The items that you don’t really need fall into the category of discretionary spending. Sometimes, the line separating...
Easy Budget Tricks for Controlling Your Spending
Get Real With Your Spending To control your spending your first must know how much you actually spend and what...
6 Easy Money-Saving Budget Tips Everyone Should Try
Tip #1: Mind the Lights Switch your incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent lamps that are qualified by the Energy Star...
Breaking Bad Budgeting Habits
Habits — Bad Ones A habit is like an ancient decision — you replay the same behavior that originated from...
Easy Ways to Trim a Household Budget
Nutritionists recommend eating several servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but buying produce at the store can be expensive....
Top 10 Personal Finance Tips for the Long-Term
While complete financial independence is a difficult goal to reach, most people want to at least avoid spending their lives...