Long-Term Budgeting (Part 3 of the Taming Your Money Series)

Preparation

Now that you’ve finished the first two steps (if you’re new to this series, please start at the beginning), recording your finances and budgeting, we are ready to start thinking of those oddball expenses that don’t happen every month.  Your normal budget is excellent at helping you control your money from month to month.  You have a decent idea how …

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Written by Matt on October 24, 2008

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Budgeting (Part 2 of the Taming Your Money Series)

Preparation

Now that you’ve got a bit of history on your spending (you did start to record your spending, right?), let’s start working on a budget.  Yes, I said it, that nasty ‘B’ word!  Budget has such a nasty connotation to it, but it really isn’t a bad thing.

It’s always a good time to start a budget.  I actually made my first real budget in the middle of my layoff (and you wouldn’t …

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Written by Matt on October 6, 2008

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