Learn to Budget Your Money
Regardless of how much income you have, it is good to outline a budget for yourself to have a framework for any money that you spend.
Do you buy food for yourself? Pay for housing? Drive a car that needs gas? All of these things should be worked into your budget.
Books
The Total Money Makeover by Call Number: HG179 .R31563 2003ISBN: 9780785263265Publication Date: 2003-09-09
The Waste Not, Want Not Cookbook by ISBN: 9781771511117Publication Date: 2015-05-01Imagine going to the supermarket, buying three bags of food, dropping one in the parking lot, and then driving away. We all do the equivalent of that every single week. Food waste is a huge global issue--we are not only wasting precious resources but also harming our planet. The Waste Not, Want Not Cookbook shows that you can shop, cook, and eat with zero waste.
The Handy Personal Finance Answer Book by Call Number: HG179 .T817 2012ISBN: 9781578593224Publication Date: 2011-10-01Personal Financial Planning and Money Management Insights, Advice, and Guidance. An up-to-date financial reference book for everyone!
Your Money and Your Life by ISBN: 9780804776417Publication Date: 2010-01-01Your Money and Your Life helps readers to make the right financial decisions, at the right time of their lives, in an efficient and cost effective way with an eye towards today's economic environment.
Books
Your Money or Your Life by Call Number: HG179 .D624 2008ISBN: 9780143115762Publication Date: 2008-12-10
The Standard and Poor's Guide to Personal Finance by Call Number: HG179 .D697 2005ISBN: 0071447415Publication Date: 2005-04-01The author culls the collective wisdom of Standard & Poor's to present guidelines for safe, profitable investing, covering debt management, taxes, estate planning, and personal investing, among other important topics. Original. 15,000 first printing.
Personal Finance by Call Number: HG179 .K37 2007ISBN: 0073106712Publication Date: 2005-12-01
The New Money Book of Personal Finance by Call Number: HG179 .E395 2002ISBN: 9780446679336Publication Date: 2002-10-01
Budgeting Tips
- Visit the link for a clear breakdown of how to start creating a budget- Better Money Habits
- There are many budgeting templates available for free online, or you can build one that suits your unique needs in a spreadsheet.
- When creating your own budgeting template, be realistic about how much money you spend, and how much money you have coming in.
- Remember: the first step is noticing. For the first month maybe you just take not of your spending and your income, and the second month you can construct a more realistic budget that you can stick to.
- Here is a budgeting template you can use. You can copy and paste the image from this LibGuide into a google doc, enlarge it, and print it out to fill out.
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