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Introduction to Building a Budget What Is a Budget? Budgets Compare Money Flowing In and Money Flowing Out What Are the Parts of a Budget? What Does a Budget Look Like? Economizing with a Budget Budgeting Rules of Thumb How Much Do People Typically Spend on Their Expenses? What Do Budgeting Tools Offer? What to Look For in a Budgeting Tool Types of Budgeting Tools Summary of Building a Budget
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Introduction to Building a Budget

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A good budget is your road map for making your money work for you. There are many good budgeting tools that can help you.

What you will learn

  • What Is a Budget?
  • Budgets Compare Money Flowing In and Money Flowing Out
  • What Are the Parts of a Budget?
  • What Does a Budget Look Like?
  • Economizing with a Budget
  • Budgeting Rules of Thumb
  • How Much Do People Typically Spend on Their Expenses?
  • What Do Budgeting Tools Offer?
  • What to Look For in a Budgeting Tool
  • Types of Budgeting Tools

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Introduction to Building a Budget

One of the most important parts of investing is budgeting. It is necessary for getting most of the things you want in life. A budget helps you focus on the important things in your life and how to pay for them. A good budget will help you economize and save for these things. Whether helping you build wealth little by little, or building more than that, a budget is your roadmap for taking control of your money and making it work for you. If you want help with your budgeting, there are many good tools out there that make the work easy for you, and some of them are free.