Summary: Budgeting money for gas includes car pooling and using public transportation. Save money on gas consumption with tips from a registered financial consultant in this free money management video.
Patrick Munro's affinity for investing and financial matters began more than 20 years ago with business education and service throughout the ranks of the banking, insurance and...read more
Finance, whether personal or corporate, refers to money management. Creating a personal budget and managing money organizes personal finances to avoid debt caused by frivolous spending. When a surplus of money is formed, investing is an option that makes money work harder. Investing varies from low-risk certificates of deposit to high-risk stocks. Being smart with money can create a healthy savings for the future or retirement. In this free money management video series, a registered financial consultant discusses saving and investing money. Learn about basic personal finances, like setting up a household budget that accounts for budgeting gas and rent money. Also, find out how to make money work harder by investing in certificates of deposit, both negotiable and timed. Get general advice on creatively and wisely earning and saving money.
"This is financial adviser Patrick Munro talking about how much money to budget for gas as an expense. Gasoline is rising in today's world economy mostly due to supply and demand from other countries most notably China and India. It's affecting us here in the United States at the gas pump. How to budget for gas is the best way to look at this expense is to look at your overall budget. And gas is a critical factor. Because gas has gone up and your wages necessarily have not gone up, you may want to consider car pooling, you may want to also consider traveling less to maintain the same amount of money in your budget so that you'll have enough money for savings as well. As gas prices go up, make sure to cut back on your driving consumption and cost share ride where you can. If you are close to public transportation by all means use that as an alternative to your own automobile. And that is a key factor about how to save money and budget for gas. This is financial adviser Patrick Munro."
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