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**Zero-Based Budget - The idea of a zero based budget is that you give every dollar a name before the month begins. If you make $3,500 every month then you would budget every dollar
until the number in the "Remaining to Budget" cell (I-37) is $0. It only works if you do it, so do it and watch your money start to work for you!!
**Envelope System - A system that you can use along with your budget to help you spend less each month. Fill the recommended budget envelopes (labeled with an asterisk), with cash
each time you get paid and when the cash runs out for each envelope, stop spending. Use your debit card for big purchases like housing and utilities or anything that can be paid online.
**Debt is NOT a tool, so one of the very first things you should STOP doing is borrowing any more money. Cut up your credit cards and close the account. If you have not completed Baby
Step 1, then leave yourself with 1 credit card. ONLY use that credit card for real emergencies and do everything you can to get that Emergency Fund fast. The sooner you can get rid of
that last credit card the better. It is pretty liberating to finally say NO to credit card companies forever!
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUDGET FOR EVERY CATEGORY LISTED ABOVE!! It is just a guideline to help you consider possible important areas to budget for. You can customize to fit your expenses each month.
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Income Sources
Week One
Paycheck (3/6) $200.00
Tips $350.00
Ebay $97.50
WeekOneTotal $647.50
Week Two
Paycheck (3/13) $1,450.00
Tips $350.00
Ebay $27.75
**Irregular Expenses - These items can kill any budget. Make sure you plan ahead for them. I placed this
here as a reminder. Be sure to add items to Lump Sum Payment Worksheet located in the Savings tab.
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Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps (Current Baby Step)
Baby Step 1- Save $1,000 for your Baby Emergency Fund ($500 if income is less than $20K).
Baby Step 2- Pay off DEBT from smallest to largest using the Debt Snowball (except
house).
Baby Step 3- Fully Fund your Emergency Fund by saving 3/6 months of expenses.
Baby Step 4- Invest 15% of your GROSS income for retirement. (Roth IRA's &
Mutual Funds).
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name before the month begins. If you make $3,500 every month then you would budget every dollar
It only works if you do it, so do it and watch your money start to work for you!!
pend less each month. Fill the recommended budget envelopes (labeled with an asterisk), with cash
. Use your debit card for big purchases like housing and utilities or anything that can be paid online.
ng any more money. Cut up your credit cards and close the account. If you have not completed Baby
rgencies and do everything you can to get that Emergency Fund fast. The sooner you can get rid of
erating to finally say NO to credit card companies forever!
e to help you consider possible important areas to budget for. You can customize to fit your expenses each month.
Allocation Spending Plan - This sheet look much more complicated than it actually is. It allows you to split your budget into weeks and spend each weeks pay separately. REMEMBER that you only
have to enter info in the tan /yellow cells. For instance, if you change the name of a budget item on the left, it will automatically change on the allocated spending worksheet. (Example: B-8) So that
you don't have to go back and forth from zero based to allocation sheet I have inserted column AA to show you how much you have to allocate for each category. If you are in the third week for
example on the allocation side and you want to know how much you have left to spend in the food category you would just look at cell AA-34. I used this sheet for February and just added some
new stuff because I was sick of feeling like I was entering the same data twice, as well as going back and forth. It's really simple. Do your zero based budget first, and then spend each paycheck
each week. In column "M" the items you actually budgeted for on the left will be bold so that they stand out more. I hope this makes budgeting easier for you so you ultimately spend less time doing it!!
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Remaining
$270.00
$76.33
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$330.27
$0.00
$325.45
$325.45
$647.95
$50.00
$0.00
**Savings Allocation Worksheet - This worksheet is used to tell every dollar of your savings where to go.
**Baby Emergency Fund (BEF) - Should remain at $1,000 at all times. If you have a REAL emergency and
need to use your BEF, then you need to replenish this fund before you save or pay off anything else.
**Fully Funded Emergency Fund (FFEF) - 3/6 months of expenses.
**Emergency Funds - Should be saved in a separate account. Money Market or Online Savings Account.
**Lump Sum Payment Worksheet - This worksheet will help you plan your lump sum payments ahead of time. By saving an equal portion each month you avoid having to
spend a lump sum from one months pay. Divide total amount needed by the number of months left till payment is due. (ex. $1000 / 4 = $250 per month for four months.
* IMPORTANT*- If you change the number of months left, you must change the formula to the right as well. Ex. [/ 10 =] ~~> [=(c59/10)] *IMPORTANT*
August
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Remaining
$0.00
$0.00
$666.64
$0.00
$333.32
$0.00
$400.00
$0.00
$113.32
$0.00
$600.00
$10.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$360.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,483.29
ou avoid having to
for four months.
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