Sunday, August 4, 2013

Five unique ways for effective budgeting help you save money

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John Collinsmith---Money is a very important factor in one’s life. The money you earn each month is really important for you. If your budget is lacking and you are not saving the money, you will definitely get into lot of problems in paying off your debts, achieving financial goals, building retirement funds and other monetary objectives.

Do you want to keep yourself in budget? If yes, then you have to be smart and follow effective tips that can help you saving more money. Today, we have listed less-known, highly-effective and easy implementable tips to cut off expenses and manage budgeting. So, lets start:

1.       Pause:

If you are craving for something, you should let it go for some time.  This is because a desire for something does not last long and you will definitely save money by avoiding the unnecessary spending this way. Implement this tip on your purchases; just wait for some time, probably a day, and it will help you not to spend much on things you, really, don’t need.

2.       Be A Bank:

Banks give loans by charging interests so that they can make the exchange profitable for them. Just implement this system in your own life while borrowing loan from yourself. Whenever you take out money from your savings account, always remember that you have to put it back with an interest so that your money never goes down the track. To effectively get out of this behavior, you need to keep complete track of your transactions and calculate the amount of interest with the original money you have pulled from your savings account and then return back.

3.       Keep Few Accounts:

Do you have  many bank accounts? If so, you can get into trouble if you do not have a full control over your money. Too many accounts are really hard to monitor and it can also make it hard for you to save money. Also, different accounts have different fees and conditions, so if you want to save money, you should reduce the number of accounts to just one or two.

4.       Spend on You Future Like a Bill:

Once you have determined the total money to be used for the bills each month and the remaining money, consider the remaining money to be paid for another bill, which you can call a retirement or savings bill. It is normally difficult to save up for your future, but if you are determined about something you can’t ignore, then you will definitely get success. You should pay that bill prior any other bills.

5.       Set One-Day for All Bill Payments:

When it comes to the payment of bills, people often trick themselves assuming that they have enough money to spend throughout the month and they will easily pay their bills at the end, but the things goes against and they end up using their credit cards to pay their bills. This increases their debt. The tip is to pay all your bills at once, preferably at the start of a month. This will help you knowing how much money you have left to spend rest of the month.


Final Thoughts:


These tips have been successful in my personal life and I can bet it can work for all who fail to manage their budget in a good way. The secret of a happy life lies in living within your budget and managing it. Just implement these tips and you are set to start a happy life free from every kind of financial worries.

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Author’s Bio:

John Collinsmith is a senior writer and journalist