June 2010

Plugging the Holes in Your Budget

by The Happy Rock on June 3, 2010

The following is a guest post by a dear friend Ed(@ed_bruner) who is just months away from finally getting out from under $40,000+ in debt. Use cash to plug up the holes I assume every family budget has holes in it.  Ours did.  The holes were mostly unaccounted spending or personal spending…a trip to a retail store, a lunch out, snacks, etc.  These “little”spending events can destroy a budget or even derail your debt reduction if they are not kept in check. The way we handle this issue is by allowing ourselves weekly spending cash. The rest of the income [...]

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