Comments on: Recommended Budget Percentages With Budget Categories

By: Is Your Budget Doing Its Job? - Money Destiny

Is Your Budget Doing Its Job? - Money Destiny — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:47:30 +0000

[...] On a regular basis you are given a set number of dollars over which you are the general. The budget represents your game plan. You game plan should reflect your ultimate financial goals and values. Each time you receive those dollars you allocate them to the proper category. A common misconception about budgeting is that it is about saving. Budgeting, is in fact, all about spending. It is about spending the right number of dollars on the right categories. [...]

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:15:49 +0000

@Rob
I think that Dave would say 5-10% savings is something different than the savings for retirement.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:51:01 +0000

My question is… how can Dave Ramsey recommend the Saving category be 5 to 10% when Baby Step Four is to save 15% for retirement? He has Retirement Fund under the Saving category in Work Sheet 5 on page 293. Any ideas?

By: How To Have A Debt-Free Vacation

How To Have A Debt-Free Vacation — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:04:01 +0000

[...] to your income and expenses) how much you should spend on vacation. For most families the recommended budget percentage is somewhere around the 5-8% mark would be appropriate. This of course will depend on a variety [...]

By: * Your Most Important Financial Decision: Choosing a Spouse

* Your Most Important Financial Decision: Choosing a Spouse — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:02:01 +0000

[...] any huge differences in your budget categories. For a guide you can compare your results to these recommended budget percentages by category. From there you’ll need to discuss some of the nitty gritty elements of financial management [...]

By: Is Your Budget Doing Its Job? | Expert Reviews!

Is Your Budget Doing Its Job? | Expert Reviews! — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:35:39 +0000

By: * Is Your Budget Doing It’s Job?

* Is Your Budget Doing It’s Job? — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:01:27 +0000

By: -> How To Deal with Out of Control Spending | Bible Money Matters

-> How To Deal with Out of Control Spending | Bible Money Matters — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:29:58 +0000

[...] arguing about which one of you spent too much money during the previous month. Look over some recommended budget allocations to help you get [...]

By: Samson Smith

Samson Smith — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:18:48 +0000

Great post, according to me it will surely help many people who are not taking budgeting that much seriously, so after reading this post, hope they start budgeting. .-= Samson Smith´s last blog ..Should You Make Investment In A Junk Recovery Phase? =-.