Budgeting

Budgeting tips and help creating a budget.

The nightly ritual that will save you money

Research suggests that you shouldn’t read or watch TV just before bed as it will leave you over-stimulated and interrupt your sleep.

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10 useful tips for staying on budget

Yeah yeah, we all know setting up a budget is important, but something often overlooked is how important it is to motivate yourself to stay on track and actually follow through with the budget.

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Creating a zero dollar budget and the benefits

People often talk about zero dollar budgeting, but do you actually know what it means or how it can benefit you?

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How to budget after big Christmas spending

It certainly was the season to be jolly. It’s interesting to look back on the savings measures I suggested before Christmas, and to see how easy it is to get caught up in spending money. The new year is often a time to replace the catchcry of frivolity with a mantra of frugality, to throw [...]

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Setting New Years resolutions to save money

The Christmas decorations are down. You’ve hopefully recovered from your hangover, and are starting to think about how best to lose those unwanted but well-deserved extra kilos from the apple sauce on Christmas. Working has reared its ugly head. You’re back on the bandwagon in a big way.
So, one week on from New Years, have [...]

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Budgeting 101: Troubleshoot your Budget (2 of 3)

I’m pretty confident that almost everyone at some point in their lives, no matter how dire their current financial situation has made an effort in the direction of creating a budget (even if only to think about it!).
For that matter, there are almost as many theories out there about how best to budget as there [...]

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