Best Tips For A Budget Beginner
It’s always interesting to talk with other families about how they manage finances. Obviously, there is a layer of privacy and most people don’t want to discuss actual numbers. However, even surface level conversations generally reveal the basic information: which families use a budget, who the “spender” of a household is, and which expenses seem to throw the whole budget off balance.
Budgets, like marriage and parenting, fall into the whole it’s-that-easy-and-that-hard category. Starting a budget is exciting because you feel a sense of control over your financial state. It’s also overwhelming and difficult to stick to the discipline required to keep a solid budget in place. Certainly, there are a number of resources online to get a budget started (like these forms), but how about some more basic advice for those just getting going?
Here are our best tips for a budget beginner:
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