No budget- I just try to spend as little unnecessarily money as possible . . .i.e. shopping (have plenty of clothes already), movies (they usually aren't good and/or eventually come out on
Netflix), excessive drinking (luckily it only takes one cocktail for me to be buzzed), driving a car outside of my means (I LOVE my Civic and it's gas mileage) . . .etc
i try to follow a budget, and i have to say that as i've gotten older - it's become a lot easier for me. now i usually take out money at the beginning of the week, and that's all that i have
to spend - and it's worked well so far. i've even realized that i'm able to reduce the amount that i take out so i'm not over-spending as much.
i wish that i could cut my expenses even more so that i could really start to save. i guess it's all in due time.
Routinely. Like clockwork. When your juggling debt with accounts overseas, you have to. Paying bills back home is so much easier when they are all paid on time, as then i dont have to stay up
all night to make an international call during their business hours.
i don't have a choice...i HAVE to follow a budget haha. if i didn't...the checking account would have been negative a LONG time ago. (thanks terrible economy!)
Yes, I follow a budget. I know what bills are due each pay period and have the money come out of my bank account on payday. I have to include dunkin donuts in my budget and lunches. I try to
bring my lunch a few times a week.
also i think there's a distinction between following a budget and paying bills..i pay all of my bills on time and have zero debt but don't follow a budget..could i save more? hell yes..i am
bad about saving.
Yes, I follow a strict budget. I went off the budget two weeks ago to buy myself a birthday gift. Sephora - is like death. I am now banning myself until the holidays.
Being raised poor and having my own business in my late 20's have discipline me to be budget-conscious all the time. Especially at these times, it's really necessary to spend your money
wisely. Plus, my husband and I are saving for a secure future so that we can retire early , preferably at 55 yrs. old. Right now, we're both 40.
I just implemented a budget thing. I put together a thing on Excel with everything I have to pay each month, what percentage of my check it is and when I type in how much I made it tells me
how much I have left over. So far it's really helped.
I try but it's hard. My bills aren't always the same and my paychecks aren't always the same. Plus, it's depressing because I'm always under no matter what, and I would just rather not think
about that!
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Pedro Garcia
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For the most part, yes.
1I'm pretty good with my money... and have a happy medium between liking to spend and save!
Generally, yes, but there is usually at least one moderate splurge a week--dinner or whatever.
2No budget- I just try to spend as little unnecessarily money as possible . . .i.e. shopping (have plenty of clothes already), movies (they usually aren't good and/or eventually come out on Netflix), excessive drinking (luckily it only takes one cocktail for me to be buzzed), driving a car outside of my means (I LOVE my Civic and it's gas mileage) . . .etc
3i try to follow a budget, and i have to say that as i've gotten older - it's become a lot easier for me. now i usually take out money at the beginning of the week, and that's all that i have to spend - and it's worked well so far. i've even realized that i'm able to reduce the amount that i take out so i'm not over-spending as much.
i wish that i could cut my expenses even more so that i could really start to save. i guess it's all in due time.
4yes...doesn't everyone!?
I mean, sometimes I slip up but it's usually because of something that i didn't expect (liek my radiator blowing!!!).
5Sometimes.
6nope
7somewhat
8Routinely. Like clockwork. When your juggling debt with accounts overseas, you have to. Paying bills back home is so much easier when they are all paid on time, as then i dont have to stay up all night to make an international call during their business hours.
Most of my money goes on bills anyway...
9i don't have a choice...i HAVE to follow a budget haha. if i didn't...the checking account would have been negative a LONG time ago. (thanks terrible economy!)
10Yes, I follow a budget. I know what bills are due each pay period and have the money come out of my bank account on payday. I have to include dunkin donuts in my budget and lunches. I try to bring my lunch a few times a week.
11I love my budget - it frees up money for clothes, travel, and fun! Seriously, without it I'd save everything and be a total wet blanket.
12nope..but i am single, with no children. and make a good living..so right now, there's no reason to.
13also i think there's a distinction between following a budget and paying bills..i pay all of my bills on time and have zero debt but don't follow a budget..could i save more? hell yes..i am bad about saving.
14Yes I do! I slack a little bit from time to time but always get my monies straight beefore the end of the month.
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15not at all. i have all kinds of money and i try not to spend like a crazy person, so i can save, but its not like i'm on a tight budget.
16Yes, I follow a strict budget. I went off the budget two weeks ago to buy myself a birthday gift. Sephora - is like death. I am now banning myself until the holidays.
17Being raised poor and having my own business in my late 20's have discipline me to be budget-conscious all the time. Especially at these times, it's really necessary to spend your money wisely. Plus, my husband and I are saving for a secure future so that we can retire early , preferably at 55 yrs. old. Right now, we're both 40.
18I just implemented a budget thing. I put together a thing on Excel with everything I have to pay each month, what percentage of my check it is and when I type in how much I made it tells me how much I have left over. So far it's really helped.
19I try but it's hard. My bills aren't always the same and my paychecks aren't always the same. Plus, it's depressing because I'm always under no matter what, and I would just rather not think about that!
20I second that Estelle!
You said exactly what I was thinking. Gosh it's tough.
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