About this app

The Budgeting Tool Budgeting is a tool that helps an individual to achieve and maintain the lifestyle coveted by him or her. However people are generally averse to the idea of sticking to a budget plan or even coming up with one. This is due to the misconception that budgeting is to be used to manage the fundamental needs and is not required when the funds are available in excess of these expenses. The personal budgeting is a way of life wherein the individual keeps track of his or her spending habits and comes up with a solution that allows them to retain more and more earnings. This helps the individual to meet with their short term as well as long term financial needs. The concept of budgeting needs to be imbued from the early stages of an individual's life as this is not a limited usage exercise. The budgeting exercise helps an individual to get more clarity regarding the funds available to him or her for each and every expected head of expenditure. This will further assist them in deciding the right course of action for retaining some earnings for the future without having to put a big hole in their pockets. The budgeting period can be divided into short-term medium-term or long-term based on the expected occurrence of the event and nature of expenditures. The short term budgeting usually covers the immediate requirements pertaining to the current month expenses. The medium term budgeting takes care of the commitments which may require some years to to be paid off as that for buying a car. The long term budgeting is required for enterprises requiring a lot more outlay of funds with payoffs over a continued very long period of time such as the expenses for retirement planning. All these requirements can be easily met if the individual can prepare a tabulated statement regarding the current and future income and related expenses. This statement can be utilized to create the ultimate optimum budget.
Effective Budgeting The budget planning will be nearer to reality if it can be based on more precise information. The actual budgeting exercise seemingly is a boring and unexciting activity But a clear cut budget will provide the required directional support to the individual for maintaining a healthy and stress free financial position. The budgeting exercise will turn out to be annoying and unfruitful in the event of using imprecise vague or incomplete information. The data used for budgeting should be as extensive and exhaustive as possible. We should understand that the intent of the budgeting exercise is to provide the user with the ability to accurately predict their future financial position. One may begin the budgeting exercise by first collecting all data regarding sources and application of the available funds. The data sources may include transaction statements from the banks monthly bills and so on. The individual should keep abreast of all the income sources and take into account the total expected monthly earnings. Next step is to list out each and every item of expenses even if the amount is very low. Some of the expense items to be included will be loaned repayments expenses for groceries entertainment studies savings and so on. Once the individual can come up with an estimated monthly income and expenses they can proceed with formulating the plan for making the required adjustments or cut backs as required.
Practical guidelines to Budgeting The budgeting activity should be undertaken in the most simple manner to ensure that it remains as a satisfying and fruitful exercise. The general aversion to preparing budgets stems from the wrong perception that it will be a stressful and futile exercise. But if the budget is approached in a pragmatic manner many of us will be surprised by the suggestions offered by budgeting towards enhancing our savings.

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