Simple 10-Step Mini Budgeting Series
Not everyone understands budgeting, so I’ve established a 10-Step Mini Budgeting Series for those who want to learn how to budget.
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Not everyone understands budgeting, so I’ve established a 10-Step Mini Budgeting Series for those who want to learn how to budget. Whether you want to use paper and pencil budgeting, Excel spreadsheets, or a mobile app this starter series is for you.
Below, you can read from start to finish how we designed the Canadian Budget Binder Spreadsheet for free to all subscribers. If you’re reading this, you ARE interested in budgeting and applying financial stability. Come with me on a simple journey from 1 to 10 and learn how to budget PLUS, and you get a free budget from me.
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How To Create A Simple Monthly Budget
There were no gimmicks; we just purely wanted to help Canadians and others worldwide with their finances because there was a time when we needed help, too. One of the best ways to pay it forward is sharing the knowledge, our primary goal with the Canadian Budget Binder. The good part is that you don’t need to know how to budget because we worked hard.
You need to know how we created the spreadsheet and the information YOU need to complete throughout the year. Your household budget is essential, too. Take the time to read the 10-Step Mini Budgeting Series below and get on track with saving and paying down your debt. Good luck, and if you have any questions, feel free to message me or leave comments below, as I enjoy reading your feedback.
Your Debt Reduction Journey Starts Here!
Budgeting for Beginners from A to Z is a good read if you are new to budgeting. Before you start building your monthly budget, I have an exercise I feel anyone can benefit from. Tracking historical expenses with my free budget binder printable will help give you accurate budget data.
Once this is completed, you can start the process of debt reduction and monthly budgeting. Feel free to review the ten steps below before you begin so you have an idea of what you are getting yourself into. Trust me; you won’t regret debt freedom.
Gathering All the information
Categories
Tracking Receipts
Note-taking
5S Organization
Who Does What and When?
Balancing Our Budget
Knowing our Coupon Savings
Reading Our Bills
Projected Expenses and 3 Foolproof Ways to Save for One-Time Expenses
Financial Education Never Ends
Don’t forget to visit our Free Downloads and Resources page for all your Budgeting and Binder Needs! Once you’ve conquered the budgeting series and started using a budget, there’s much more to read. I have over 12 years’ worth of budgeting tips that we’ve used that have helped us become debt-free.
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