Budget Management

Do you spend on a lot of junk that doesn’t make you happy? Does money bring anxiety, stress, and debt into your life? If your savings account is nonexistent and you have no idea where your hard-earned money is going, it’s time to redefine your spending habits.

Driving around the city in any metropolitan areas we all see trendy coffee shops everywhere and not all of them are Starbucks. Do you ever wonder why there are so many new boutique coffee shops popping up everywhere? Well, according to National Coffee Association, it is not a hoax, but the new trend. The coffee industry and the coffee shop business have boomed in recent years, especially with regards to specialty coffees. If you are thinking about opening a coffee house, here are the 13 steps that you will need to take....

With the recent cost of living crisis, we are all looking for ways to cut bills and save money. Ann Russell, who is best known as 'TikTok's Auntie', has lived much of her life on a tight budget, and since energy bills first started rising, has been answering fan's questions not just about cleaning but about all kinds of ways to economise. Following on from her first book, How to Clean Everything, in How to Save Money Ann will share her advice on the best ways to save money and cut back in all sorts of areas.

When you're trying to manage a busy family, it's easy to lose sight of the things that really matter and feel like you're drowning in worries while the pennies are drowning away. So many of us feel we have to pretend to be wealthier than we are and try to hide it when we can't afford something. Why though, when we are all sharing what we had for our tea and how many press ups we did that morning on social media, can't we be more honest about our finances? Why is there still so much shame and secrecy about being a bit strapped for cash, or in debt?

No matter who you are or what your financial status is, being able to set a budget and keep to it will help your life run a whole lot smoother, ensuring a better future. With proper attention to your bills, basic needs, and long-term investments, you could enjoy the benefits of budgeting for a lifetime. The Budget Book for Young Adults: Guide on Budgeting Basics for Beginners, Including the 50/30/20 Budget Approach will help you start planning your finances so that you have enough money for everything you need, from budgeting to making a savings and investments plan.

The simplest, easiest to implement money management strategy that anyone can use Do you hate it when money management books simply tell you to stop spending money? They preach that the best way to save money is to cut back all spending, save every penny and effectively… have no life! What these books don't understand is that a methodologies like that actually sets you up for failure. They ignore one key principle, the psychology of spending and saving. And ignoring that guarantees failure.

Congratulations - you’re engaged! But, now what? As you start to share the news with your family and friends, you might start feeling slightly stressed about the amount of planning you suddenly have to do. But wedding planning can actually be easier than you think! With Wedding Hacks you’ll find solutions to all your wedding planning worries and prevent any problems that you might not have seen coming. From finding cheaper prices online to dealing with difficult relatives, this book has everything you need to know to make your wedding day one you’ll never forget!

A relatable personal finance guide that gives a fresh take on how to control your impulse spending so you can stick to a budget and pay off debt, without the guilt and shame of traditional financial advice—from the hosts of the beloved Frugal Friends podcast.

Experience a life free of financial stress, debts, bills, and late payment fees and transform your relationship with money into something pleasant. Being better with money changes the rest of your life. Follow the tips presented in this guide, and you'll get freedom from all your financial struggles.

If you have failed at budgeting before, if just seeing the word "budget" makes you feel anxious, worried, and even shameful, then maybe you aren't the problem. Maybe it's the budget you used that is broken. We are here to fix that. There's a way to budget that is simple, empowering, and that can even add happiness to your life. The Happy Giraffe Budget.

Are you struggling with debt and saving money? Do you find that near the end of the month, there is more month left than money? Does your family need and want more out of life than you can financially afford? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you.

This chapter-level audiobook can change the way you listen to BigShots - mostly businesspersons with a snapshot or two of politicians - as they pontificate for public consumption and personal gain. You'll recognize the spin, that dastardly polite euphemism for lies that the advertising/PR folks coined years ago to anoint their profession with a bit of undeserved dignity. In the process, you might gain a more realistic grasp of what's going on around you and how your mind is being manipulated, aka brainwashed.

In the daily whirl of work, family obligations, social interactions, and all the other activities that make up our busy lives, it’s easy to lose track of the basics, like household finances.In this presentation, Laura Stack, the Productivity Pro®, teaches you the fundamentals of staying on top of your home finances, from budgeting to insurance needs. With that foundation laid, you’ll be ready for Brian Tracy’s tips on how to set and achieve million-dollar goals.

As a financial journalist and educator, Dana Miranda is on a mission to liberate listeners from budget culture: the damaging set of beliefs around money that rely on restriction, shame, and greed—much like diet culture does for food and bodies. In this long-overdue alternative to traditional budgeting advice, Miranda offers a new approach that makes money easy for everyone, regardless of the numbers in their bank account.

When planning your dinner menu for the week, try to focus on recipes that will allow you the freedom to stretch the protein beyond the current meal. This is the part of the book where I will show you practical ways to plan and save on your grocery budget–probably the number one place to make your money stretch farther.

My book, How to Live Like a King While Penny Pinching, will teach you how to pinch those extra pennies in your life that will add up to dollars. There is so much more to life than working just to buy the next great thing. You don’t have to live paycheck to paycheck, give up things you love, because you can’t afford them, and you do not have to perpetuate the cycle of debt that so many people find themselves in.

Going beyond just giving advice, Lisa Porter explores the why behind spending habits, the psychology of money, and more. You'll understand how to make changes that will last, even if you've tried in the past and failed. In How to Manage Your Money Like an Adult in 7 Easy Steps, here is just a fraction of what you will discover: seven practical steps to help you manage your money, the benefits of a gig economy, how the 50/30/20 rule can help you, homeownership versus renting, good and bad debt, signs you're not saving enough, why the FIRE strategy may be the answer, and more.

Stressed about how to make money, save it, and grow it? Here's your no-BS guide to financial freedom, written for teens and young adults who want confidence and financial security! I wrote this book for my own kids and their friends to teach them to make money and build wealth at a young age.

Imagine what it would feel like to master your budget and not be in debt. All the money you currently pay to credit card companies can now be spent fixing up the house, taking a vacation, or investing in your retirement fund. You celebrate the holidays without dreading the credit card bill that is sure to arrive in January. The truth is all of this is possible when you master the budgeting habit.

In school, you’re taught about the causes of World War I, the intricacies of The Great Gatsby, and how to compute the area of a circle. Yet, practical everyday life skills that you’ll need for the future–such as how to handle money–are rarely discussed.