Comments on: How to start budgeting http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php A trip down personal finance lane. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:25:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: 110th Carnival of Personal Finance | We Beat Debt! http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-126 110th Carnival of Personal Finance | We Beat Debt! Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:15:48 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-126 [...] How to Start Budgeting by Simple Pound [...] […] How to Start Budgeting by Simple Pound […]

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #110 » The Dough Roller http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-125 Carnival of Personal Finance #110 » The Dough Roller Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:07:05 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-125 [...] How to Start a Budget @ The Simple Pound: If you don’t have a budget or don’t track your expenses, this article is for you. [...] […] How to Start a Budget @ The Simple Pound: If you don’t have a budget or don’t track your expenses, this article is for you. […]

]]> By: Welcome to the 110th Carnival of Personal Finance - Fat Pitch Financials http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-123 Welcome to the 110th Carnival of Personal Finance - Fat Pitch Financials Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:33:15 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-123 [...] Pound provides a plan for how to start budgeting. It is as simple as keeping your receipts and updating a [...] […] Pound provides a plan for how to start budgeting. It is as simple as keeping your receipts and updating a […]

]]> By: Welcome to the 110th Carnival of Personal Finance - Fat Pitch Financials http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-124 Welcome to the 110th Carnival of Personal Finance - Fat Pitch Financials Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:33:15 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-124 [...] Pound provides a plan for how to start budgeting. It is as simple as keeping your receipts and updating a [...] […] Pound provides a plan for how to start budgeting. It is as simple as keeping your receipts and updating a […]

]]> By: Kirsten http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-122 Kirsten Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:54:23 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-122 Ad, that's exactly why I'm still not having a proper budget... I figured it I was too eager to set one up straight away I would never stick to it. My current method of "Try to undercut last month's spending" works quite well for me - well, except for now while I'm being in NY... ;-) Ad, that’s exactly why I’m still not having a proper budget… I figured it I was too eager to set one up straight away I would never stick to it. My current method of “Try to undercut last month’s spending” works quite well for me - well, except for now while I’m being in NY… ;-)

]]> By: Ad http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-121 Ad Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:39:35 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-121 Ahh, this all looks far too familiar! I am one of those guilty parties that used to have a budget but completely ignore it, although I am doing a fairly good job of sticking to it at the moment. My advice to anyone writing their first budget is to try not to minimize what you spend in each category, but allow yourself some tolerance on top of what you actually think you'll need. If you can do this initially, you have more chance of being able to stick within your budget (and not abandoning it out of ure hatred for it), and after tracking it for a few months it will become apparant where savings can be made on a regular basis based upon your own spending! Nobody gets their first budget spot on (.. well Kirsten 'might', but we'll find out soon enough!). (P.S. Liking the way you are "Kristen" over at Wellheeled) Ahh, this all looks far too familiar! I am one of those guilty parties that used to have a budget but completely ignore it, although I am doing a fairly good job of sticking to it at the moment.

My advice to anyone writing their first budget is to try not to minimize what you spend in each category, but allow yourself some tolerance on top of what you actually think you’ll need. If you can do this initially, you have more chance of being able to stick within your budget (and not abandoning it out of ure hatred for it), and after tracking it for a few months it will become apparant where savings can be made on a regular basis based upon your own spending! Nobody gets their first budget spot on (.. well Kirsten ‘might’, but we’ll find out soon enough!).

(P.S. Liking the way you are “Kristen” over at Wellheeled)

]]> By: Kirsten http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-120 Kirsten Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:36:57 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-120 Good luck! ;-) Let us know how it's going! Good luck! ;-) Let us know how it’s going!

]]> By: SavingDiva http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-119 SavingDiva Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:41:09 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-to-start-budgeting.php#comment-119 I'm working on creating a budget for my new rent situation. We'll see how it works out.... I’m working on creating a budget for my new rent situation. We’ll see how it works out….

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