Tips, Tricks, and Answers

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Creating a Budget. Does your money slip away before you know it? Follow these easy steps to find out where it's going and keep it close.

Forecasting Expenses. What does the future hold? It's hard to know for certain, but this tip can help you make some good predictions.

Making Your Budget Work. A non-functioning budget is about as useful as a pre-eaten meal. If you are going to have a budget, make it a working one.

Realistic Budget Categories. Let's see, I think I'll put a little money in the Ferrari fund . . . some for a trip to Maui . . . what am I forgetting? Oh yeah: Food!

Sticking to a Budget. Bring out your budgets and dust 'em off. You're ready to budget again, and this time you're sticking to it.