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Budgeting 101

by Wannabe

Rated: E · Book · Educational · #2111848

Make Cents out of Your Dollars

What is a budget? Do you budget? Have no idea how to budget? Need to find out about budgets?

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Nada

May 24, 2017 at 10:57am
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I am smiling at your advice.

Elycia Lee ☮

Apr 27, 2017 at 2:29am
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Wannabe

Apr 27, 2017 at 2:22am
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Thanks Elycia - I know it worked really well for my kids, as well as other parents that I talked about it to.

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Elycia Lee ☮

Apr 26, 2017 at 1:19am
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I like this entry a lot. It's very well written and yes, I think saving 50% and spending 50% is a very good principle to be imparted to your child.

Elycia Lee ☮

Apr 25, 2017 at 9:13pm
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Thanks, greysyl. I have been paying small amounts every month cause the bank has been reminding me. It's just not fast enough and I just want to get done and over with it. I get 10% interest every month. It's still okay.

Wannabe

Apr 25, 2017 at 9:09pm
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Hi Elycia it might be worth it to obtain a copy of your credit report. Even if you have cancelled your cards if there was an outstanding balance on your card the lender will still have to maintain their reporting on your credit standing. If you are making regular payments even if they are small, this would count in your favour. The end result is you want them to continue to do the reporting and especially the final reporting once you have paid your bill in full to show 'Paid in full as agreed' and this will definitely improve your score.

The other thing to keep in mind with creditors is you always want to pay something even if it is only $5 or $10 a month. As long as you continue to make regular payments there is no legal action that they take on you for non-payment. They could however offer you a settlement amount to clear your account and this is generally less than your current amount owing, or it could be a freeze on interest accumulating.

Keep your chin up girl, there are better days ahead, you just have to keep going forward!

Elycia Lee ☮

Apr 25, 2017 at 4:38am
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This is a very interesting post. For me, I don't think I have a positive credit rating. I cancelled my credit card but I'm still in debt. Too many commitments in life now. It used to be so easy to pay up. Now, everything just keeps snowballing at me.

Wannabe

Apr 9, 2017 at 2:55pm
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Mary Ann MCPhedran

That's awesome - love those kind of days :)

Wannabe

Apr 9, 2017 at 2:54pm
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akaluv I agree living on a budget doesn't always work out, but if you stay consistent with it eventually the bugs work out and all is good.

Mary Ann MCPhedran

Apr 9, 2017 at 1:58pm
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Thank you for reading and family always help as for instance just been for Sunday lunch with my son and daughter their treat. Haha no bad day out.

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Remember when

February 12, 2017 at 4:51pm

My thoughts on budgeting reflect my life - for where would I be today had I not had one! There is no way of knowing exactly when I started as I can't remember how long I have kept one. But it has always been there for me, guided me, frustrated me, made me curse, cry, and scream and shout - success. I'm sure some of you will remember as I do being a child and working your chores for the week for that magical quarter that you could take to the corner store and get that fantastic sugar... [Read more]

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