The third tip in the column on good financial advice is:
Set a periodic budget
Planning is everything in finance. Setting a periodic budget for expenses is essential to avoid living a life beyond your means.
To do this, it is necessary to keep track of net income and expenses to be incurred, only in this way can it be determined-considering savings as well-when to spend each month on necessary expenses (such as bills, rent, and various fees) and extra expenses, i.e., those related to dining out, travel, and shopping. To explore this in more detail, we encourage you to read thein-depth article on financial journaling and useful tools to get started.
A budget can help you pay off an overdue debt, take charge of your financial future, and even become a more peaceful and relaxed person. Depending on the circumstances, an appropriate budget will not necessarily force you to spend less. Instead, it may simply be that you need to make more forward-looking economic decisions.
Today, too, we recommend that you get started right away and get some practical tools to help you keep on top of things in aneasy and fun way.
Find out how to keep trackof income and expenses with the Kakebo the home account planner to save money and manage your expenses without stress.
You can also manage everything from your smartphone with a mobile app for expense management. There are several and with different functions.
Here we recommend one that we think has all the necessary tools. It is called Monefy and is available for iOS and Android.
We deal with over-indebtedness prevention related to usury risk every day throughlistening, counseling and support. We are approached by employees and retirees who are in a situation of imbalance between income and expenses and cannot pay their debts.
In the video we show you the steps to follow to receive free support.
If you find yourself in a similar situation, please contact us!
Learn about other financial best practices
Good financial advice #19 | If you have to borrow you can’t afford it
Had it ever occurred to you that if you have to borrow money then it means you cannot afford to make that purchase. Learn to manage the budget you have, without having to take out loans–because it might say you can’t afford it.
Good financial advice #18 | Spend less than you earn
If you set as a goal to live within your means you will immediately understand what expenses you can or cannot incur to avoid having to ask other people or the bank for money.
Good financial advice #17 | live within your means
If you set as a goal to live within your means you will immediately understand what expenses you can or cannot incur to avoid having to ask other people or the bank for money.
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