Common budgeting mistakes and how to avoid them

Here, you’ll learn what the common pitfalls are and how to avoid these most common budgeting mistakes so your financial life can thrive.

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Not Having a Budget

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Tracking your spending can be one of the more tedious tasks required for budgeting, but it’s also an incredible, truth-revealing tool.

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Not Having Emergency Savings

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Budgeting doesn’t necessarily mean giving things up. Sometimes it can mean looking for cheaper alternatives.

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Common budgeting mistakes and how to avoid them

Here, you’ll learn what the common pitfalls are and how to avoid these most common budgeting mistakes so your financial life can thrive.

Not Having a Budget

Some people make the budget error of…not having a budget at all. Maybe it seems too hard, too time-consuming, or too boring.

Tracking your spending can be one of the more tedious tasks required for budgeting, but it’s also an incredible, truth-revealing tool.

Not Tracking Spending

Not Having Emergency Savings

Experts recommend that you save three to six months’ worth of expenses in a dedicated emergency fund.

Budgeting doesn’t necessarily mean giving things up. Sometimes it can mean looking for cheaper alternatives.

Not Considering Cheaper Alternatives

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