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Real Estate Economics and Budgeting
2008-08-29 02:59:00 I think having a budget that you are comfortable with is critical to any investment strategy. By laying out the cash flows, and expected asset values you can get a feel for various economic parameters such as: Net present value comparison of various strategies Rate of return Sensitivity to various economic parameters such as interest rates and inflation Affordability ...
Very cool (FREE) financial tracking/budgeting tool!!!
2008-06-11 06:09:00 I recently ran across a VERY cool financial planning/budgeting tool and thought I would share it with you. It paints a very clear picture of your finances and the best part is that it is FREE and online! There's nothing to download, update, etc. and your data is available anywhere with internet! I've been playing with it for several days now and, basically, it goes out whenever you log-in and pulls data from your checking and savings accounts, your credit cards, your investment accounts and more. Then, it makes the data all easy to see, either as individual accounts or combining all of your accounts/transactions into one view. It further breaks all of the transactions down into categories and even charts your spending! Have you ever wondered how much you spend at coffee shops or on gas? How about on fast food or shopping? This tool will tell you... Have you ever wondered if there were better credit cards with better interest rates and/or reawrds? This...
Prophix.com - The Great Budgeting Software
2008-06-09 01:59:00 If you own a small business and are looking for a budgeting software, look no further because I have been told about some great stuff. Prophix.com is a great business resource that can complete some of the most complicated business plans. They offer forecasting, consolidation, reporting, budgeting and planning and a lot more all in ...
Training manual: Participatory Budgeting in Africa: A Training Companion wi
2008-05-29 23:36:00 Source: ELDIS Participatory Budgeting in Africa: A Training Companion with cases from eastern and southern Africa - Volume I: concepts and principles How to implement participatory budgeting at local government level in Africa (Volume 1) Authors: ; UN-Habitat; Municipal Development Partnership Eastern and Southern Africa Publisher: Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, 2008 Full text of document Participatory ...
Is this the silliest holiday budgeting tip?
2008-05-26 02:24:00 I was incredulous when I read tip no 5 to “buy your sun cream in Winter when it is cheaper” in the “5 Top Tips for Proper Holiday Budgeting” by a leading UK debt counselling charity. Now the other four tips are pretty sensible e.g. shop around for the best deals and set aside a ...
Personal Finance Budgeting
2008-05-25 16:16:00 Personal finance budgeting is on of the key ingredients to building wealth. It allows you to quickly pay down debt, save for college, regularly invest so you can enjoy an early retirement, and live a stress free. When you budget appropriately, you can comfortably go about your life knowing exactly how much money you have coming in and how much you can afford to spend.
Budgeting for Unexpected Expenses
2008-05-23 16:04:00 Unexpected expenses are just an expense with uncertainty attachedUnexpected expenses can really hinder your saving or debt repayment efforts. You have your budget carefully planned and meticulously detailed and thought out. Then, out of the blue, pops an annoying significant and unexpected expense and re-shuffles everything.I?ll be arguing further along this post that all unexpected expenses are really expected costs with an attached element of uncertainty. This is a powerful claim which I believe to be true. Hopefully by the end of this post you will agree.Not all unexpected expenses were created equal. I like to think of a hierarchy of unexpected expenses and in the following I will present my hierarchy of costs and how I budget and plan for these.#1 ?Is it Christmas already?? ? Seasonal recurring expensesWhen it comes to the first type of unexpected expenses, such as holiday presents for example, the case is clear. These are obviously expected costs which were not planned for. Th...
Budgeting for Unexpected Expenses
2008-05-23 16:04:00 Unexpected expenses are just an expense with uncertainty attachedUnexpected expenses can really hinder your saving or debt repayment efforts. You have your budget carefully planned and meticulously detailed and thought out. Then, out of the blue, pops an annoying significant and unexpected expense and re-shuffles everything.I?ll be arguing further along this post that all unexpected expenses are really expected costs with an attached element of uncertainty. This is a powerful claim which I believe to be true. Hopefully by the end of this post you will agree.Not all unexpected expenses were created equal. I like to think of a hierarchy of unexpected expenses and in the following I will present my hierarchy of costs and how I budget and plan for these.#1 ?Is it Christmas already?? ? Seasonal recurring expensesWhen it comes to the first type of unexpected expenses, such as holiday presents for example, the case is clear. These are obviously expected costs which were not planned for. Th...
The Easiest budgeting with PearBudget.com
2008-05-23 04:50:00 PearBudget is a gret and simple app of budgeting. For a lot of people who think that budgeting just is hard to do and confusing, PearBudget gives Simpler and easier to use than Quicken or Microsoft Money. For simple budgeting the Web 2.0 way, check PearBudget out that will help you with an easy tool little budgeting even you are ...
How Business Bookkeeping Can Make Budgeting Easy
2008-05-21 00:00:00 Small business owners generally fall into two categories. There are the business owners that let their accounting tasks, invoicing, and payables pile up on their desk - or even in a shoe box, until they’re forced to face the music. Usually this happens around tax time. The other sides of the coin are the business ...
Mint.com Investment Private Beta Invites
2008-05-16 00:49:00 I just got an e-mail from Mint today about how they are adding some new investment features. From the e-mail: Mint?s approach to Investments is all about helping you make better decisions more easily. So, you?ll find quick and timely answers to key questions like: What?s the big picture? Mint pulls together all your 401(k), IRA, brokerage, and ...
By: The Grumpstump
The Benefits of Using Money Budgeting Software
2008-05-08 20:50:00 Creating and managing a budget may not be easy for some people. Some find the task of creating a budget a fuss and some just need help in creating a working and reliable budget. One way they can overcome this problem is to make use of money budgeting software. This article presents the main benefits of using money budgeting software.
The Problem of Accounting and Budgeting For Cash Expenses
2008-05-08 15:15:00 Where did all that cash go ?I?ve recently written two posts on payment methods or credit cards vs. cash. I argued that while cash payments help us avoid overspending credit card payments provide us with valuable and timely information for budget planning and review (Credit Cards or Cash: A Costly Tradeoff).I also provided my tips and insights on how we can make credit card payments more tangible and real to help save us money (How to Save by Making Credit Card Payments More Real and Tangible: 5 Practical Tips).There is, however, one remaining question which I?ve yet to find a successful solution to. How do we account, and budget in turn, for routine cash expenses?We can?t avoid paying cash as part of our daily routines. The problem arises at the end of the month when I take a look at all my cash withdrawals and start scratching my head trying to remember where I spent all that money. These cash withdrawals, when summed up on a monthly basis can really amount to significant sums of m...
The Problem of Accounting and Budgeting For Cash Expenses
2008-05-08 15:15:00 Where did all that cash go ?I?ve recently written two posts on payment methods or credit cards vs. cash. I argued that while cash payments help us avoid overspending credit card payments provide us with valuable and timely information for budget planning and review (Credit Cards or Cash: A Costly Tradeoff).I also provided my tips and insights on how we can make credit card payments more tangible and real to help save us money (How to Save by Making Credit Card Payments More Real and Tangible: 5 Practical Tips).There is, however, one remaining question which I?ve yet to find a successful solution to. How do we account, and budget in turn, for routine cash expenses?We can?t avoid paying cash as part of our daily routines. The problem arises at the end of the month when I take a look at all my cash withdrawals and start scratching my head trying to remember where I spent all that money. These cash withdrawals, when summed up on a monthly basis can really amount to significant sums of m...
Debt Consolidation - Why Is Budgeting Important?
2008-05-06 16:29:00 When you are deep in debt, the solution is not only to get out of that debt (often by means of consolidating), but also to learn what it is necessary for you never to fall back on debt again. Not everyone understands the importance of budgeting when it comes to debt consolidation or negotiation. What is the point of repaying what you owe and becoming debt-free if you do not change your faulty ways?
Credit Cards or Cash: A Costly Tradeoff
2008-04-29 21:58:00 Where do you stand in the tradeoff between cash and credit cards?There?s an ongoing debate on the preferred and recommended method of payment for routine, everyday expenses and purchases. Is paying cash better, and more financially sound, than paying with credit cards? Maybe it should be the other way around with credit cards being a more convenient method of payment?The trade off between cash and credit cards ? It doesn?t end with convenienceMany people recommend handling a monthly expense budget on a cash-basis. This recommendation is sound as it essentially contains two important principles:1. Increasing the tangibility of money ? Cash spending is the most tangible form of spending. When we pay cash we see the money literally leaving our wallet and hand and watch it slowly moving away from us and into the seller?s register making harder to spend.2. Following budget constraints ? Cash just runs out. Credit doesn?t. When the cash we allowed for this month is over it?s over (forcing...
Credit Cards or Cash: A Costly Tradeoff
2008-04-29 21:58:00 Where do you stand in the tradeoff between cash and credit cards?There?s an ongoing debate on the preferred and recommended method of payment for routine, everyday expenses and purchases. Is paying cash better, and more financially sound, than paying with credit cards? Maybe it should be the other way around with credit cards being a more convenient method of payment?The trade off between cash and credit cards ? It doesn?t end with convenienceMany people recommend handling a monthly expense budget on a cash-basis. This recommendation is sound as it essentially contains two important principles:1. Increasing the tangibility of money ? Cash spending is the most tangible form of spending. When we pay cash we see the money literally leaving our wallet and hand and watch it slowly moving away from us and into the seller?s register making harder to spend.2. Following budget constraints ? Cash just runs out. Credit doesn?t. When the cash we allowed for this month is over it?s over (forcing...
How to Break the Vicious Circle of Negative Cash Flow and Growing Debt
2008-04-28 16:48:00 Understanding the vicious circle is the first step out of itChronic overdraft and debt is a widely spread illness. Chances are many of the household who suffer from it are caught in a vicious circle of negative cash flow and debt. Even more likely is the fact that they are unaware of their situation and of the behavioral pattern responsible for it.The vicious circle A vicious circle is comprised of an interlinked series of events or behaviors which constantly reinforce themselves through feedback towards greater instability. In household finances the classic vicious circle would like this:The total negative cash flow of the household keeps getting bigger and bigger. The end is obviously and painfully clear.Getting caught in such a vicious circle is terribly easy. Express loans, credit and other magical solutions are handy and available to everyone. These magical solutions obviously carry some of the highest interest rates known to man (other than loan sharks I guess) which bury us f...
How to Break the Vicious Circle of Negative Cash Flow and Growing Debt
2008-04-28 16:48:00 Understanding the vicious circle is the first step out of itChronic overdraft and debt is a widely spread illness. Chances are many of the household who suffer from it are caught in a vicious circle of negative cash flow and debt. Even more likely is the fact that they are unaware of their situation and of the behavioral pattern responsible for it.The vicious circle A vicious circle is comprised of an interlinked series of events or behaviors which constantly reinforce themselves through feedback towards greater instability. In household finances the classic vicious circle would like this:The total negative cash flow of the household keeps getting bigger and bigger. The end is obviously and painfully clear.Getting caught in such a vicious circle is terribly easy. Express loans, credit and other magical solutions are handy and available to everyone. These magical solutions obviously carry some of the highest interest rates known to man (other than loan sharks I guess) which bury us f...
Managing Your Credit Card Debt
2008-04-28 01:09:00 What to do When Your are Having Financial Troubles: Managing Your Credit Card Debt If you are inclined to obtain credit cards, you are taking on some very specific responsibilities. Unfortunately, in this day and age many people really do not accept the responsibilities associated with credit cards. The most important thing a person needs to do when ...
Local Budgeting
2008-04-25 08:07:00 This publication, Local Budgeting, provides a comprehensive guide for local administrators who are involved in designing and implementing budgetary institutions and who wish to improve efficiency and equity in service delivery and to strengthen internal and external accountability.
By: Asiaing.com
Use Budgeting Software to Make Salary Decisions
2008-04-19 18:26:00 Wondering if you’ll be able to make ends meet on the salary you’ve been offered? Don’t put yourself at risk by guessing about how much money you need to take care of your ongoing financial obligations. Instead, use a budgeting software program to help you figure out exactly how much you need to pay your ...
How to Save Money by Analyzing Your Budget: 4 Basic Tools
2008-04-18 22:28:00 Can?t see the forest for the trees? Budgeting is an essential part of managing our personal finances. The story doesn?t end there though. We can and should learn to leverage our budget and the historical and future data it holds. By analyzing this data we can spot trends, problems and opportunities and increase our financial efficiency.Basic budgeting will help you keep a positive or zero cash flow, as opposed to a negative cash flow which leads to never ending debt. The next step would be analyzing a budget using basic statistical and analytical tools and trying to identify which expenditures are problematic, abnormal and hold the greatest potential for increasing savings.#1 ?I spend how much on eating out!?? or AverageThe most basic tool in budgeting is arithmetical average. Since our lives are cyclical and routine by nature using average costs will work 80% of the time. Averages can be put to good use in one of two ways:a. Analyzing average historical expenditures ? Averaging his...
How to Save Money by Analyzing Your Budget: 4 Basic Tools
2008-04-18 22:28:00 Can?t see the forest for the trees? Budgeting is an essential part of managing our personal finances. The story doesn?t end there though. We can and should learn to leverage our budget and the historical and future data it holds. By analyzing this data we can spot trends, problems and opportunities and increase our financial efficiency.Basic budgeting will help you keep a positive or zero cash flow, as opposed to a negative cash flow which leads to never ending debt. The next step would be analyzing a budget using basic statistical and analytical tools and trying to identify which expenditures are problematic, abnormal and hold the greatest potential for increasing savings.#1 ?I spend how much on eating out!?? or AverageThe most basic tool in budgeting is arithmetical average. Since our lives are cyclical and routine by nature using average costs will work 80% of the time. Averages can be put to good use in one of two ways:a. Analyzing average historical expenditures ? Averaging his...
Budgeting Tips Posted By : Melanie
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Where Should Your Next Spare Dollar Go?
2008-04-03 23:06:00 My wife and I have finally been able to save some money. After buying a home, remodeling it and getting married all in one year our financial resources have been greatly depleted. A couple of months with relatively smaller expenses passed and we?ve been able to save a small yet significant amount of money.Suddenly we?re faced with a question: Where should we put this money? What should we do with our next saved dollar?I believe the answer lies in the truths of basic financial planning theory. In my opinion when we consider where our next dollar should go we have to examine the following hierarchy of financial ?needs? (assuming your debt repayments are within your monthly budget):Repaying expansive debtNot all debts are bad debts, just the more expansive ones are. For example, just yesterday I wrote about the advantages a mortgage has in making us more disciplined savers (with relatively cheap interest rates).If your outstanding loans are pricey you should definitely work towards rep...
Budgeting for a Future Purchase
2008-04-01 19:29:00 Whether you want to go on vacation, get that big screen TV, buy a boat or a new car, or anything other high dollar item, you will need to begin budgeting for that future purchase. In this edition of Personal Finance Resources, I want to give you some simple tips that you can implement to help you budget for a future purchase. Anybody that has a little bit of income can put aside enough money to buy most any one item they want, but the key is being disciplined and diligent to get there. And bottom line, you will have to WAIT. No…I said a dirty word…wait. The problem we face in America is our lack of patience, we have to have everything right now; there is no discipline or patience. This leads to debt, and more debt, and ultimately for many, bankruptcy. But let’s get into some of the simple ways of budgeting for a future purchase: Making small sacrifices to put back a little extra. This is very hard to do. Not buying the coke at the vending machine, eating lunch a...
Budgeting - It?s Not So Evil
2008-03-31 02:11:00 “Budget” can be a scary word for some people. It’s scary for many reasons. It sounds cold and strict, like you don’t have the freedom to do what you want with your money. It sounds like you need to be a meticulous person, a bit of a penny-pincher, just to have one. They seem time ...
Financial Problems - The Downside to Payday Loans
2008-03-30 05:05:00 What to do When You are Having Financial Problems: The Downside to Payday Loans In the 21st century, many men and women find themselves facing financial difficulties. A great number of people find themselves living paycheck to paycheck. These people literally are not able to make ends meet. The sad fact is that many of these people ...
Budgeting - Where Do I Start?
2008-03-29 06:00:00 The thought of putting yourself and your family on a budget can often feels overwhelming for many. The truth of the matter is that not having a budget, operating with financial blinders on, is much more overwhelming than creating and sticking to a budget. Before you even get started thinking about a budget, you’ll ...
By: Resources zone
Budgeting - It?s Not So Evil
2008-03-27 17:25:00 “Budget” can be a scary word for some people. It’s scary for many reasons. It sounds cold and strict, like you don’t have the freedom to do what you want with your money. It sounds like you need to be a meticulous person, a bit of a penny-pincher, just to have one. They seem time ...
By: Personal Finance
Budgeting
2008-03-20 16:15:00 This is a very important aspect of your affiliate marketing. Do not believe the hype that says you can make money with no money or rely solely on free advertising. Free advertising does work, but it is a long-term commitment. Remember, all those free ads are going to other people looking for free advertising and ...
Complex Budgeting
2008-03-15 12:26:00 Living as an expat has certainly added to the complexity of my budgeting exercises. There are many financial perks to living in a dangerous post such as Afghanistan, but there are also a number of fluctuations that I continually have to manage.This includes:No danger pay whenever I'm out of Afghanistan, including while working in Southeast Asia;Per diem that is post tax while on business;Advances and reimbursements for business expenses;Fluctuating R&R expenses;No danger pay or post differential when I'm in the states;Fluctuation of taxes as allowances ebb and flow.This means that I have to be careful with automated finances, as the incoming pay will fluctuate often as my travel bumps up in the near future.To make sure that I was keeping this delicate balance I recently spent some time updating my budget. James' budget is relatively fixed, so I'm just concentrating on mine for the moment.Here are the figures that show the variations that should be expected. Note that the ...
A Simplified Envelope Budgeting System That Works
2008-03-14 17:58:00 I’ve found that people who have tried the envelope system but ended up hating it, made one common mistake. They made too many envelope categories. The envelope system of budgeting is exactly how it sounds. You create budget categories and set aside a certain money in each category and put it in ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Simplified Envelope Budgeting System That Works", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/a--simplified-envelope-budgeting--system-that-works/" });
By: Money Crashers
How parents are investing in their children?s future
2008-03-13 09:05:00 Survey reveals how parents are investing in their children?s future With Alistair Darling set to announce the new Budget tomorrow and the cost of raising a child in the UK soaring to more than £186,000, new survey findings announced by popular preschool TV channel Nick Jr discover how today?s parents are saving for their offspring?s future ...
Children Saving Bonds and Adult Bonds - Scottish Friendly
2008-03-12 07:45:00 Scottish Friendly, one of the UK’s leading friendly societies, provides savings plans that allow you to make the most of your tax-free allowance. The Government lets you invest up to £25 a month tax-free with a friendly society, even if you already have an ISA. You can save for a rainy day via our Scottish ...
Keep Them Handy: Budgeting Tools that Work
2008-03-11 14:25:00 Budgeting your monthly expenses in order to get the greatest return on your income (and perhaps, even put aside some for saving!) doesn?t have to be extremely hard.Various budgeting programs are available for use. Money management programs provide you with a usual package that allows you to enter your cash inflows and outflows, categorizes your expenditures, and at times, presents to you analysis of your spending behavior. Through these programs you can also input the various payments you have to make monthly, and subsequently track if you?ve paid your dues on time. Moreover, some programs also offer you a tax form draft that will help you make sure you?re not missing out on any dues or any deductibles, for that matter.Another budgeting tool that you can utilize are coupons. Various stores and magazines contain coupons that you can use to get discounts on various products. Should there be a need to purchase a particular product for which you have a coupon for, you will end up saving...
A Little Goes a Long Way: Smart Secrets to Budgeting
2008-03-11 14:20:00 There?s nothing more we want than to be able to efficiently manage our money. After all, the money that we want to manage is money that is oftentimes, hard earned. This is where a budget comes in. A budget executed properly, should help you see where your money is going, get more utility out of every buck, and help you save some extra for future use.The first smart secret to a budget is to set a goal. What do you want to achieve? Do you want to correctly appropriate your income into bills payments? Do you want to put an amount aside for a big purchase or a huge investment? By having a goal, you will be able to shape your budget to best serve your interests.Secondly, you would want to take note of where your money usually goes. This includes bills, major but regular purchases (like grocery costs, healthcare costs, and the like), and everyday miscellaneous purchases. Only when you list down where you know your money usually goes will you be able to identify which expenses you can do w...
Guide To Better Budgeting
2008-03-11 14:15:00 A budget is basically a money plan, outlining your financial goals. Having a budget, you can well establish and regulate funds, set and achieve your financial objectives, and make advance decisions as to how you want your finances to function well for you.The main idea in budgeting is for you to put aside a certain amount of money for expected as well as unexpected costs.Simply put, budgeting means an estimation of monthly home expenses basing it on previous expenses and bills.The initial step to take in budgeting is to find out how long will your compensation last. Define fixed expenses like car payments, home rental, insurance, etc. Likewise follow up your expenditures thoroughly for a month so you can discover and understand where your funds are going. Through proper determination of your ?spending patterns?, you can immediately identify solutions for effective budgeting.For instance, when you have a steady monthly income of $4,000, you should subtract all your identified monthly...
How to do a proper budgeting before a special day coming in your life?
2008-03-03 19:06:00 We all have certain days of celebration in our life. One of your son?s birthday is coming soon and you want to throw the best party that he has ever had in the past. Following the next month is your marriage anniversary and you want to gift something valuable to your life partner and make ...
By: Finance News Pro
Credit crunch and Uk: They are into budgeting
2008-02-21 06:52:00 Recently I came across an interesting news about Mortgages in earth.co.uk. The story was about a survey conducted in Britain and the title is "Budgeting is 'top priority' for Brits". The report carried out by the Friends Provident has revealed that as the United Kingdom(UK) is feeling the effects of the worldwide credit crunch, 41per cent of respondents of the survey plan to "economise", one third of people are planning a "complete overhaul" of their finance and budget in order to find better deals. Mr. James Ward, the director of Friends provident commented that although the forty percent of people are worried about the financial situation and credit crunch, the "trick is to harness this heightened awareness and to do something positive". He also advised the customers to invest the money ?in a way makes it work smarter for their needs?.He is actually right, with the fall of stock markets in India, Japan, and other Asian countries, with less credit available in hand, its time to i...
By: Beautiful Minds
Avoid Debt With Good Budgeting
2008-02-20 05:36:00 If you’ve managed (or mismanaged) to get yourself into a boatload of debt, there are ways to insure that this never happens again if at all possible, and the cornerstone of these ways is a sound, well-thought-out budgeting program. While this may not seem like a very sexy answer to what appears to be a ...
Budgeting - The Key To Your Dream Celebration
2008-02-15 17:10:00 Your son's birthday is arriving and you would like to throw him the best party he has ever had. Your wedding anniversary is only months away and you want to make that day the most special day of all. Your daughter is finally tying the knot and a honeymoon in the Caribbean is all she has been talking about.
Credit Card Budgeting [del.icio.us]
2008-02-14 18:13:00 Tip! Your credit card application can affect your credit rating. When you receive a credit card, you will want to carefully follow an outlined budget for your entire household. Yes, this is easier said than done, however, if you fail to follow a strict...
What to do When You Are Having Financial Problems
2008-02-14 11:16:00 Into everyone’s life some rain must fall. For many people in the world today those rainy days take the form of financial problems. If you have found yourself in such a position, you may be wondering what you should do in a financial pinch. Through this blog post you are presented with some pointers and ...
Living with an Allowance
2008-02-13 13:45:00 Ever since we began budgeting hard-core in September to maximize destruction of our Debt Monster, we’ve had an ‘allowance’ every week to control spending. It may sound a little childish, but I have been very surprised with the results. We set up separate bank accounts entirely from our primary spending account and each week we ...
By: The Grumpstump
Budgeting is a Bad Word
2008-02-12 14:00:00 I finally finished the online Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University and Total Money Makeover. Although the only debt we have is our slew of mortgages, and financially, we are doing fine, I couldn't pass up the free offer on the normally $100 course. Honestly, Dave has a lot of good tools and lessons...plus, he's funny. I've even downloaded the MP3 files of the course to my Zune in case I need a refresher or "pick me up" somewhere down the road. Dave covers the gamut of financial topics from buying things, selling things, paying off debt, saving, housing and even giving...great advice. Taking the course forced me to sit down and actually do a budget among other things. A budget should not be a set-in-stone strict "all or nothing" approach. It is a GUIDELINE that will give you limits on your spending...for your own financial situation. So what if you don't want to spend money on the course but still want to see how you're doing financially?Take the time to download th...
Budgeting Me
2008-02-09 11:46:00 I don't know about you but I've always been the "keeping accounts" kind of girl. Ever since I can remember I've always jot down my expenses for the day. Be it a $1 expenditure.! It's not that I am cheap or anything, I just like to know where my money went and when everything is tallied and every cent accounted for, I sleep easy knowing that my life is in control. Yeah, I'm funny that way! Lolzz!!Now, with technology, the task of check and balance has been made so easy that there is really no excuse not to do it. With personal finance and budgeting software readily available and all at reasonable prices, I can rest easy knowing that not only my accounts are in order but that I am keeping to my budget yearly minus the little extravagances sometimes... hey I'm only woman...lolz!Cheerio...
Workshop to sensitise senior officials towards gender budgeting
2008-02-06 09:45:00 The Ministry of Women and Child Development is organising a workshop to sensitise senior officials of various Central Ministries towards gender responsive budgeting. The officials of 35 Ministries will attend the residential workshop on 7th-8th February at Kuchesar, District Bulandshehar. The objective of the workshop is to sensitise senior officials to the needs and realities of women at the grass roots. The Government has already set up gender budgeting cells in 35 Ministries to ensure a gender perspective at various stages like programme & policy formulation, review of extant policies and guidelines, reprioritisation and allocation of resources. The two-day workshop will make assessment of needs of target groups and impact of the gender budgeting so far. Case studies and feedback on the initiative and future plan of action will be deliberated upon. The Ministry has taken a number of initiatives to use gender budgeting as a tool for empowerment of women. The Ministry h...
By: B4U India
On My Own (For A While)
2008-01-29 17:54:00 Yesterday, before the sun even came up, Eric was on his way to the airport for an extended trip. 2 weeks. He doesn?t even get to come home over the weekend. It?s the longest we have been apart since we have known each other. It?s going to be a lonely few ...
By: A Penny Closer
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