By Dana Prince on Oct 21, 2009 in Budgeting Tips, Money Jar Budget Advice | 0 Comments
Budgeting involves at least two areas: fixed budget and variable budget. It’s easy to see what your fixed expenses are but how do you know what the right amount of money is for your variable spending budget? First, you need to sit down and determine which of your expenses can fit into that budget.
What is [...]
By Dana Prince on May 31, 2009 in Budgeting Tips, Money Jar Budget Advice | 0 Comments
If you’re doing a money jar budget or an envelope budget, you might need some help determining what your budget should be for all the categories in both your fixed and variable expenses.
Here’s some help for deciding how much should go in each jar.
-Write down all your fixed expenses
-Write down all your variable expenses into [...]
By Dana Prince on Apr 8, 2009 in Budgeting Tips, Money Jar Budget Advice, save money | 0 Comments
Saving money for a rainy day is something a lot of people don’t do these days. Starting your rainy day fund now by labeling a money jar and making sure you add money to it every week is a smart thing to do. You can put this money in a high interest savings account or [...]