Experienced budget-makers establish a baseline by looking back two or three years and analyzing their overall spending, said ...

Budgets. You know you should have one, but if checking your bank account stresses you out, the idea of tracking your spending can seem like the worst way to spend an afternoon. But, one of the biggest ...

With all the uncertainty in the economy and job market these days, we need a reliable strategy to keep some money in our pocket at the end of each week. The challenges of unexpected expenses and ...

Making a budget doesn’t have to be a chore. Take the 50/30/20 rule, which provides a simple budgeting framework: Split your after-tax income into three buckets: 50% for needs, 30% for wants, and 20% ...

Make your budget work for your real lifestyle—not the one on spreadsheets Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit ...

States and school districts will likely have to backfill spending on school meal programs amid federal cuts. This circumstance is particularly novel because when state and local governments face major ...