zero-based budget

A better way to create a budget

Posted January 31, 2008 - 06:02 by Philip Brewer

Budgeting

Sculpture of Jimmy Carter

The only easy way to create a budget is to start with what you spent last month (and last year) and copy the numbers forward. If you don't do that, you're going to miss some important expenses. However, you don't want to just uncritically accept those numbers, or even those categories.

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Making Every Penny Count With A Zero-Based Budget

Posted January 30, 2008 - 18:00 by Kate Luther

Budgeting

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Feel like you're just living payday-to-payday? Having trouble figuring out where all your money goes? Then a zero-based budget just might be for you.

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