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By shailini



A budget is a systematic plan, estimating your money flows. Proper budgeting is essential for economic management of income, achieving your preplanned monetary needs, and deploying your funds effectively.

The basic concept of budget is to allocate your money for meeting various expenses including unpredictable ones. It is an estimate of monthly expenditure sited with the help of prior invoices and expenses.

Primary task is to determine the time period for which your resources will hold good. Keep a track of regular expenses like rent and insurance as well as other daily expenses for a month to get an idea about how your monthly income gets exhausted. Identifying a spending pattern is important for efficient budgeting.

You must deduct all the identified monthly expenses from your income, followed by reserving for other impending expenses. Once this is done the remainder of your income is your budget for the month. Such precise calculations lead to a better financial planning rather than vaguely dividing and allotting your income for miscellaneous group of expenses.

Flexibility and inflexibility in spending patterns forms a combined solution for a good budgeting strategy. Predetermined expenses leave less scope for flexibility in your budget.

Once the budget is created you must try hard and stick to it with minimum lapses.

Tips for better budgeting:

1. Skillful money management combined with effective cost cutting measures. You should prepare yourself to fight expenses.

2. Prior planning of your overheads to match your earnings.

3. Learn to separate necessities from luxuries. Lay down your needs which as per your standards are luxuries and cut down a portion of it.

4. Don’t hesitate being frugal at times. Remember, having a good time doesn’t necessarily imply spending a good sum. Playing with your children in a park or on the beach can be more fun than shopping.

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How to budget and save money
How to budget and save money


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dawei888 profile image

dawei888  says:
7 months ago

Hi Shailini - Great hub on budgeting! I always try to remind myself to not be too frugal about the small expenses and worry more about the big stuff, like rent and insurance etc. Thanks! -Dawei888

Teresa McGurk profile image

Teresa McGurk  says:
7 months ago

I HAVE to do this -- thanks for the reminder!

Melody Lagrimas profile image

Melody Lagrimas  says:
7 months ago

Great tips on budgeting, thanks. Will have to follow these.

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