What Every Woman Should Know About Personal Finances: How to Build A Budget Presented by: Jenny Kerr Of The Jenny Pincher, LLC
Agenda: 1.Introduction 2.Building a Household Budget 3.Tips on Cutting Monthly Expenses 4.Conclusion 5.Q&A
Income Expenses Dates – Due & Pay Budget
Income Expenses Dates EmergenciesWants Little Things Credit CardsDebts What we think we need
Determine Income From All Sources Paycheck Assistance Odd jobs Determine Pay Frequency Weekly Bi-weekly 1 st & 15 th Monthly
Determine Expenses & Due Date Track Expenses for at least 1 week Rent Utilities Food Child Care “Misc” expenses we forget about *Ideal if expenses can be tracked for 1 month
Monthly Income Expense #1 (Due Date) Expense #2 (Due Date) Expense #3 (Due Date) Expense #4 (Due Date) Total (+/-)
Pay Date Bill Due
Pay Date: June 10 th Pay Date: June 24 th Amount: $500 Bill #1 Due June 11 th Bill #1 Due June 25 th Bill #2 Due June 15 th Bill #2 Due June 28 th Bill #3 Due June 23 rd Bill #2 Due July 5th Fixed Expenses Spending Cash (6/10-6/23)Spending Cash (6/24-6/9)GasEating OutHobbies Variable Expenses Subtract Total: Ideally your expenses should be less than your income!
Ways to “find” money in your budget Limit Eating Out Take Your Lunch to Work Cut back (or cut out) trips to the gas station Stop the “it’s only $x.xx” spending Go to the beauty school for haircuts Use Coupons or simply watch the sale ads Go on Budget Billing Have a yardsale Rent movies instead of going to the movies
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Resources The resources that can be found on This PowerPoint presentation Budget worksheet – Helps narrow down “forgotten” budget categories Tips on Creating a Budget Tips for Cutting Monthly Expenses 20 Free Online Finance Courses – A list of 20 online college courses you can take for free on various economics, investing & personal finance Personal Finance Tutorials – Another free extensive list with tons of information on personal finance Bonus Materials
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