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Skip The Scary Budget Programs and Do It The Easy Way

Budgeting programs are a complete waste of money. There, I said it! Why spend upwards of $100 on a program whose entire function is to suck your time away and make you miserable? Sure, we all need to manage our money, plan for our expenses and save a little. It doesn’t have to be difficult though. I’ve always found that a simple sheet of notebook paper, or a spiral-bound notebook and a pencil take far less time to manage and have no learning curve like financial software does. The easiest way

Cash In Hand Budgeting - Easy & Effective

DISCLAIMER* This isn’t a boring budget piece. This is an easy tip you can use to watch your spending. We know that BUDGETING sucks; this is a much easier replacement that takes less time.* How many times have you sat down and painstakingly worked out a detailed budget – or at least wanted to? Maybe you argued with your spouse a little about what should go where, but you had it under control. Maybe you even had that nice “I-did-a-budget glow” for a day or two. Then you got paid, waited a few da