Budget Busters

cindys on December 22nd, 2008

The last few days before Christmas have always blown my holiday budget.  I have planned my gifts.  I have spent my holiday budget and all I need to do is make it through the next few days.  I’ve been patting myself on the back for staying in budget and this year even a little ahead [...]

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cindys on November 11th, 2008

If you look around the web, you will find plenty of advice on making a budget.  It’s actually pretty simple to do.  You write down your income and keep track of your spending.  You analyze your spending habits and adjust accordingly.   The process is simple, right? Ah, but if you are like me and you [...]

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cindys on April 11th, 2008

I thought I would start a bit of a challenge to personal finance bloggers or anyone to list 5 things big or small that bust your budget.  You would think that the bigger the budget the bigger the buster would need to be but that’s not necessarily so.  Small things add up quickly and tend [...]

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