Make a Budget

January 5, 2019May 16, 2019 Rickie Keys 1017 Views

A budget will help you see exactly where your money is coming in and where it is going out. By identifying your cashflow, you can more easily identify areas to reduce expenses and opportunities to pay off debts more quickly. Most people have areas where they overspend. Most of the time, they are not even aware of how much money they are wasting in a particular area. Devising a budget will help solve that problem.

Additionally, most people can reduce their expenses with just a little effort on their part. You would be surprised how quickly a little bit here and a little bit there add up to the equivalent of a monthly bill. Again, a budget will make you aware of your spending habits so that you can address them and move forward on your path.

After examining your current spending, create a new budget plan to guide your spending for each month. It’s important to realize that a budget is not fixed. Your budget should be revised at least every other month as debts are paid off, perhaps new debt is taken on to address changes in income or things of that nature. The thing to remember is that budgets are fluid and they must be adjusted according to what is going on in your life.