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The important key to effective budgeting

May 9, 2010 by Victorino  
Filed under Financial Planning

People riding on a bus for an expensive vacationBudgeting is like enacting our spending, earning and saving today what we will do in the future. In other words, it is a process of bringing in a piece of paper or spreadsheet the lists of our planned revenues and expenses. The objective is to minimize expenditures, maximize earning, and fuel our savings. Budget may also come in the forms of imposed rules and policies. That is why many people sometimes view it as something that hinder their financial freedom. But this misconception is not practically right. Financial freedom doesn’t mean you are free to spend it all, buy all what you want, and get all what you want Read more

Personal Finance tips #1: Stick to Your Financial Plan

straight walking on a streetEvery person wants to have a financially stable life. Whether it involves millions of dollars or just a thousand enough to run a simple life, they want to make sure that financial troubles are far away from their lives. One effective solution to avoid financial disasters is to have a personal financial plan. This plan involves assessment of personal financial situation (evaluation of personal financial statements like balance sheet and income statement), setting goals (short term goals and long term goals), creating the plan (formulation of procedures on how to accomplish one’s goals), execution of the plan, and monitoring Read more