look at your bank account and wonder where all the money went, or swore you paid a bill and now you are told you are past due, you may have a budget problem or no budget at all.
This is not something that is taught in our traditional public education system. Young people are not usually armed with the knowledge of how to budget effectively unless their parents taught them.
There are numerous books, videos, and software out there for your reference on budgeting but it can be quite simple actually. Unless you are a chronic, habitual spender, then you might need to think about Spender's Anonymous.
Down all your incoming cash flow and all your bills, a check register. Today we all swipe our debit cards and think nothing of it. It isn't as easy to have your register handy when you use plastic instead of a checkbook.
But if you keep track of your purchases from home once a day or a couple times a week, you will then know what you are spending your money on and you can make some changes if you need to.Category for food, fuel, bills, entertainment, etc. This will help you realize how much of each check is going towards what you need. If you have some leftover you can move it to another category that needs some more or you can save the extra cash. effectively thought and answered these questions, you will be able to make a better purchase decision.
Don't apply for credit cards because of the rewards or you want to blow money you don't have. Spend cash for everything and you'll not end up in so much debt that you can't see over it!
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