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• How Do I Start?
• BuildMyBudget Budgeting Strategy
• Start Building My Budget
• The Most Important Part: Maintaining Your Budget
• Benefits of the BuildMyBudget.com Strategy
• Why is budgeting so Important?
  • Financial Goals
  • Decide what is Important
  • Prioritize Spending
  • Spending Habits
• Assess your Current Financial Situation
  • Income and Assets
  • Expenses and Obligations
  • Averages Expenses
  • Putting Two Together
• Creating a Budget
  • Key to Budgeting
  • Saving for Unexpected
  • Don't Forget Goals
  • Building a Budget
• Press Pause: Curbing Urge to Spend
  • What Pause Means
  • Reducing the Urge to Spend
  • Keep Your Needs, Forget Your Wants….For Now
  • Hide your Debit and Credit Cards
  • Pretend to Spend
  • Enjoy the things You Own (Because You Really Own Them!)
• Learn New Ways to Save
• Cut your Largest Expenses
  • Do I need to Downsize?
  • The Big Question: Buying or Renting?
  • Should I Buy or Lease my Car?
  • Move Closer to Your Job…or just Change Altogether
• Manage Your Debt
  • What Options Do I Have?
• Equity: Finding Money in Your Home
  • Should I Refinance My House?
  • Other Things to Consider
  • Potential Credit Problems
  • Are the Costs Too High?
  • Using Home Equity Lines of Credit
• Make It Work: Finding Additional Income
  • Should I get a Second Job?
  • Where Can I Find More Work?
  • Sidework and Subcontracting
  • Sell Your Stuff Online
  • Should I Change Jobs or Start My Own Business?
  • One More Option: Go Back to School
• Sticking to your budget
  • What If My Car Breaks Down?
  • What If I’m in a Car Accident?
  • What if I get Sick and Miss Work?
  • Don’t Give Up! What to do If You Lose your Job

Tools

• Worksheets
  • Annual Expenses Worksheet
  • Annual Income Worksheet
  • Benefits Comparison
  • Business Expenses Worksheet
  • Child Care Expense Comparison
  • Clothing Costs Comparison
  • Commuting Costs
  • Cooking vs Eating Out Comparison
  • Credit Card Payoff
  • Daily Expenses Worksheet
  • Debt Payoff Worksheet
  • Extra Taxes Worksheet
  • Financial Goals Worksheet
  • Income to Obligations Worksheet
  • Life Insurance Estimator
  • Media Expense Worksheet
  • Monthly Expenses Worksheet
  • New Child Expenses Worksheet
  • Property Closing Costs
  • Reducing Your Expenses Worksheet
  • Renting vs Buying Worksheet
  • Retirement Estimator
  • Saving For College
  • Simple Budget Worksheet
  • Technology Expense Worksheet
  • Wish List Worksheet
• Calculators
  • Compound Interest Calculator
  • Credit Card Calculator
  • Mortgage Payoff
  • Auto Loan Calculator
  • Student Loan Payoff Calculator
  • Retirement Calculator
• Resources
  • Banking Resources
  • Brokerages
  • Budgeting and Saving Resources
  • Car Resources
  • Consumer Inforation
  • Credit and Debt Resources
  • Credit Reporting Bureaus
  • Financial Advice
  • Financial Calculators
  • Fraud Resources
  • Home Buying Resources
  • Insurance Resources
  • Investing Resources
  • Job/Occupational Information
  • Legal Resources
  • Loans and Mortgages
  • Money Market Accounts
  • Money and Young People
  • Moving Resources
  • Mutual Funds and Stock Resources
  • Renting Resources
  • Retirement Resources
  • Student Loan Resources
  • Tax Resources
  • Budgeting Books

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