Budgeting Basics

How the Envelope Budgeting Method Can Save You Money

The envelope budgeting technique is a practical and simple method of managing your finances. It can help you develop the discipline and vigilance about your habits with regard to spending. It is a method of physically or electronically splitting your earnings into various categories with envelopes, with each one representing a particular spending category, such as …

Zero-Based Budgeting: A Smart Way to Spend Every Dollar

Zero-based budgeting can be described as a method of budgeting that guarantees that every penny earned is allocated a particular reason for it. Contrary to traditional budgeting techniques that allow for leftover income to be left unassigned, zero-based financial planning starts every month from scratch. In this method the income you earn minus your expenses is equal …