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How I Plan My Monthly Budget and Track Expenses

Recently for Money Monday we talked about detoxing your finances in the New Year and I received some follow-up questions from you guys after that post. It makes my heart happy to see that so many of you are focused on your personal finances just like me! Money and budgeting has become such a priority in my life over the past year and even more so since starting this Money Monday series. So today I thought it would be beneficial to share with y’all just exactly how I plan my monthly budget and track my expenses.

Why I Budget For a Weekly Coffee Shop Visit

Today’s Money Monday post is a little different from topics we’ve previously discussed. From starting a budget to detoxing your finances, money saving challenges, paying off college loans and more, we’ve focused on a lot of the basics. Now don’t get me wrong, all of these topics we’ve covered are extremely important but today we’re taking a different perspective. If you’ve noticed recently from my Instagram stories each week, I typically go to my favorite coffee shop in Denver, Aviano Coffee, on Sundays. There is something about spending Sundays at Aviano that I love so much, and because of that, I now budget for that weekly coffee shop visit. Let me explain.

6 Things You Might Not Be Budgeting For

Can you believe we are on week 4 of our Money Monday series?! Y’all are absolutely loving the series as much as I am which makes me incredibly happy. I’ve mentioned a few times how I think it is important to budget and account for every single dollar of income you have in order to maximize your efforts. We’ve taken a look at accounting for fixed and variable expenses to account for but there may be a few things you might not be including in your budget.

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Evaluating Your Monthly Budget: 5 Things to Cut to Save Money

Last week in our Money Monday series opener, we talked about the basics of starting a monthly budget. One of the points discussed was evaluating your budget to figure out where you stand from an income and expenses standpoint. So lets dive into this in a little bit more detail and figure out the most efficient ways for you to evaluate your monthly budget, with 5 things you can cut to save money.

The Basics of Starting a Monthly Budget

Money and finances can be a bit of a taboo conversation topic, but I’m here to break down those barriers with a new weekly series, Money Mondays. From the basics of budgeting, to starting a savings, to paying off loans, to buying a car, to the value of a dollar and beyond, I’ll be sharing tips and tricks from my own personal experience to help you improve your finances in an easy, realistic way. So as the first post in this Money Mondays series, we’re starting with the very basics of starting a monthly budget.