Resources for Creating a Budget

Video Transcript

"Hi! This is Alfred on behalf of Expert Village. In this section, we are going to talk a little bit about some resources that we have available to us to help us in request for a balanced budget. If you happen to use Quicken, Microsoft Money or other such software, you are in luck. These problems generally make it easy to draw up a budget. There are scads of helpful websites like Expert Village for example, that you can visit. Many offering free services. Use software to save grief. Don't drive yourself nuts though. One drawback of monitoring your spending by computer is that it encourages overzealous attention to detail. Once you determine which categories of spending can and should be cut or expanding, concentrate on those categories and worry less about other aspects of your spending. Other valuable resources that are often overlooked are found in your community. There may be some free classes at the community college on how to track your expenses or a local church may be sponsoring a class on budget basics. Check around your community. "