budgetting

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Good idea from one of the mylotter's answer

ajithlal @ajithlal (14716) • India 10 Feb 13

I credit this discussion to one of the mylotter's answer. I was going through different mylot discussions and I saw a reply that strike me and I thought why now we also try this idea. The person said in the answer to create a...

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Life without internet.

ajithlal @ajithlal (14716) • India 27 Jan 13

At present I am having unlimited internet and it costs me around Rs 550 per month. I am thinking of switching to 2G, which will cost me around Rs 54 per month for 500 MB. I am not sure if I should switched to 2G internet. I have...

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Giving A Treat To A Friend With A Tight Budget?

keshlois143 @keshlois143 (713) • Philippines 11 Jun 11

I am presently bothered about my wish to treat my friend with her family to a certain new resort. I have not seen this friend for so long and now that I have the chance to see her, I seemed not to afford to simply chat in awhile...

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How well do you handle your finances?

vangie26 @vangie26 (445) • Philippines 29 Oct 10

They say that for one to be effective in budgetting, one should list everything...from income to expenses. say we have listed down things included in our budget for the month, how well can you follow it? Money is very hard to earn...

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Can you say, you are good in budgetting?

Bebs08 @Bebs08 (10681) • United States 14 Jun 10

I am not. I don't know how to budget like others do. I just spend money when I have, pay the bills we have and if I have no more money? I will stop spending. Then when I told my husband, I have no more money he would just said......

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Does it help when it comes to the difference between using cards and cash?

boeyong @boeyong (256) • Malaysia 13 Jul 09

I control the family budget. And what I found out so far as to me personally, is that when I use cash, the spending is always over-budget when when I use cards, especially a debit card preloaded with a fixed monthly amount, I...

Budgetting and Balancing

WATARIKENJI @WATARIKENJI (1534) • Philippines 17 Jun 08

With the shoot up in the prices of goods, don't you find it as if you are doing a balancing act to save the budget. Households are finding ways to keep their budget tight. How do you budget your finances? Do you have some tips on...

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Who is good in budgeting here?

celestial052506 @celestial052506 (2914) • Philippines 11 Jun 08

I am not good in budgeting. I wish I am so that I would be able to stretch the small earnings that we have, It;s hard to be in debt often. Is there anybody who can share how?

where does your money go?

jessan55 @jessan55 (73) • Philippines 20 Apr 08

It is hard to keep your money in your pocket when you have a lot to spend with. At one time you have it and it would be too late before you realize that it's gone. Money is hard to earn but easy to spend. Therefore, one has to...

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im wondering who is the best in terms of budgeting and taking care of money ...

checapricorn @checapricorn (16060) • United States 3 Apr 08

in the family, the husband or the wife? pls justify! Im not confident to do budgeting so I entrusted it to my husband and he is doing great! Pls share your stand on this issue!!

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How wisely do you spend?

vsraovsr @vsraovsr (734) • India 14 Sep 07

Are you really careful in spending money? Do you ever analize your spending pattern.I would like to suggest the following in this matter. Keep only sufficient amount for the day's axpenses in your purse. Carry your debit card...

credit card bills

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Budgetting, how hard is it?

pinks0da @pinks0da (328) • Philippines 23 May 07

I just noticed I don't really follow my budgetting. I have this columnar where I break down all the expenses, payables etc. Now from that, there's a big amount left for us to add on into our savings. The thing is, I end up...

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What are your best menu ideas for a family?

AnnaB87 @AnnaB87 (761) • United States 27 Apr 07

I am planning to write out a menu for this coming month, and it needs to be very frugal. There are seven people in our family, and I will need to plan all meals, breakfast, lunch, and supper. We rarely eat snacks so that is...

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Giving tips sucks

delenep @delenep (212) • United States 17 Apr 07

I hate going to a restaurant or the hairdresser and feeling obligated to to leave a tip. Being able to do those things (on a limited budget) puts then under thea heading of LUXURY for us and to have ot add a tip onto what I'm...

How do you budget your time doing work and being a mom?

clark16 @clark16 (375) • Philippines 22 Dec 06

I wanted to get some tips and ideas to budget time. Actually, its very essential to budget time for us to do our priorities daily. I'm a new mom of 5 months old baby. Also, a graphic artist designer but I used to do my work at...

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