From the category archives:

Budgeting

Breaking the Budget

Lots of Money

by Ace on July 30, 2010

Budget. To me that word screams freedom. To many others it’s the shackle that ruins their life. I’ve failed many times in the past before finding a system that worked. While your budgeting system may not be a zero based budgeting system like mine is, here are 3 tips that I learned that has helped [...]

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Tips for Large Purchases

by Ace on July 23, 2010

How do you handle large purchases? Large purchases has always been my weakness. In the past I’d do a great job tightening up my spending only to have a large purchase fly through and blow my budget to smithereens. These large purchases would often cause my previous attempts at budgeting my money to fail. I [...]

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Do you fear budgets? Have you tried them in the past and failed? I’ve had my fair share of failed budgeting attempts, but I’ve finally found a system that works well for me. I’ve been using a zero-based budget for the past year and it provides the right amount of control and flexibility, while still [...]

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One thing I’ve talked about quite a bit here is the value of paying yourself first and automatically transferring money from your checking to your savings account. This brings to question is how much money should you leave as a buffer in your checking account? Should you transfer as much money as possible, so that [...]

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You Need a Budget 3

by Ace on February 5, 2010

One of the biggest reasons why I’m excited about this blog is that it gives me the opportunity to explore various financial tools and services. You Need A Budget(*) is a great budgeting software tool.  I personally use it and love it, and have very little to complain about it.  I started using YNAB when [...]

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