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Ready To Learn More About Managing Your Money? Start Here
Is reducing debt and saving for the future on your to-do list? Then you’ve come to the right place. If you’re ready to start managing your money more effectively, check out our top five beginner articles on taking control of your personal finances.
You’ll learn about breaking the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck. Also, find practical ways to reduce monthly expenses and start with a basic budget. These articles can help you go from feelings of overwhelm with your finances to having an adequate emergency fund to pay for unexpected expenses.
Managing Your Money
- You can spend a lot of time searching online for help with money. But you may not be sure what is helpful and what’s just “noise” that will confuse you. This is one reason we level our posts into beginner (100-level), intermediate (200-level), and advanced money topics (300-level). Check out the detailed article on How To Build Your Financial House to learn about creating a strong financial foundation all the way to growing your net worth and reaching financial independence.
- One of the first things you can do to take control of your money is to start using a budget. Budgeting requires you to make a plan for the money coming in and going out of your household each month. If you need help figuring out where to begin, read this step-by-step article — What Is A Good Way To Get Started With Budgeting?
- It’s difficult to think about managing your…