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Budgeting Made Simple
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1.
What is one kind of financial need?
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Daily lattes
Groceries
Sports car
Groceries. Groceries are one kind of financial need.
2.
What are some options if despite good faith efforts to make a budget work, you are still getting behind on your bills?
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Put the extra expenses on a new credit card
Take on a side gig
Give up on budgeting
Take on a side gig. This is an example of a hard choice that may be unavoidable.
3.
A major purchase is a _______ expense.
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Fixed
Variable
Neither
Variable. It is variable because you don't normally buy it on a regular basis.
4.
When you budget, you try to match your _______.
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Income with your expenses
Income with your neighbor's income
Expenses with your future income
Income with your expenses. When you budget, you try to match your income with your expenses.
5.
What is one way to gather accurate information about your income to include in a budget?
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Looking at your paystub
Estimating what you might make next year
Adding in a bonus you hope you'll get later in the year
Looking at your paystub. Looking at your paystub is one way to gather accurate information about your income to include in a budget.
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