Comments on: The Young & the Budgetless http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/ A guide to all things fabulous on the road to financial independence. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:30:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: New Year. New Start. « http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-164 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:25:22 +0000 http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-164 [...] easy to work out your own budget too. If this happens to be a goal of yours, check out a past post here for some tips on getting [...]

]]> By: FFS Top Ten: Excuses for Slacking on Saving « Fabulous & Financially Savvy http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-77 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:00:32 +0000 http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-77 [...] life. Do some research, get yourself organized and check out some of the other posts on my blog for how to set up a budget, manage your credit cards, saving and [...]

]]> By: MaryBeth http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-5 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:39:00 +0000 http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-5 You guys are awesome!

Thanks for all the input! I’m stoked there’s actually interest :)

I was going to address the savings issue, but with this post already so lengthy, I figured I’d write a whole separate piece on it next week.

I think I’m going to run this with two updates a week. One “educational” update that will teach you something new or provide information on how to do something and one “fun” update that will provide tips and advice for saving money while still maintaining your lifestyle.

Any thoughts on that?

Henrik, thanks for the referral to mint.com! The website looks awesome and would be a great starting point for anyone looking to get their budget under control!

]]> By: Dee http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-4 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:25:00 +0000 http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-4 MB – this is a super helpful article!

First off, I agree with Henrik , You Rock!

Secondly, I totally agree with Ado that some people understand the importance of a budget but don’t know where to start (ME!).

I think about how important it is all the time, more so lately but never do it because the thought of where to start or how to do it sounds confusing, and not to mention depressing!

I also agree that you should do something on how much to save…this would be super helpful in creating the budget that I am definetely going to do and stick to after reading your article!

Can’t wait til the next!

Deanna

]]> By: Ado http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-3 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:38:00 +0000 http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-3 Since this is a feminist page, I shouldn’t be reading it at all. I’ll stick around until you start mentioning feminine hygiene products as necessary expenses (as opposed to the gender-friendly TP example above). Once it gets to that level, you can count me out… LOL

Anyway, well-written, interesting and informative blog.

Some people definitely aren’t aware of the importance of budgeting (or if they are, maybe just don’t know where to start), which makes this blog all the more necessary. It’s also beneficial for people like me, that ARE aware, but need to be reminded every once in a while to stick to the budget they’ve created… so thanks for making me feel like a POS! LOL

PS I think you should add an addendum (or maybe write a separate article) on “How Much to Save.” There are different theories/practices about the percentage of income people should save and it would be great for your readers to have further insight into this, in my humble opinion. Having a dollar figure (or at least a percentage) can give your readers something tangible to shoot for… Just a thought.

Cheers!

-Ado

]]> By: Henrik Helgesen http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-2 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:56:00 +0000 http://fabandfinanciallysav.com/2009/04/14/the-young-the-budgetless/#comment-2 First Time Reader, First time commenter

MB – you totally rock – despite the color scheme is chick’ish.

Anyhow – I just want to recommend to you and your ‘listeners’ to try out http://www.mint.com – it can – for free – track all of your expenses and help you categorize them – it will also show the income vs expenses and e-mail you when you spend more then usual on a category – say happy hour…

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