The Money Case
If you’re looking for a free tool to help you at your first attempt at making a budget, I would recommend taking some time to check out The Money Case. After taking a couple of minutes to put your initial information in, you are given a breakdown of your budget by percentages. After taking the time to input your actual expenditures, you are able to compare them to your budget. Good stuff!
This software is very visual, with graphs that make it easy to see where your money is going. I currently use Microsoft Money, and most of the time the graphs aren’t accurate – this software does a better job.
If I could change anything about this program, I would like the ability to enter monthly income (as opposed to yearly). Although my husband’s salary remains constant throughout the year, mine changes monthly. Therefore, the accuracy of the percentages is off for our budget.
I would highly recommend this program for anyone just starting out with a budget, as well as anyone considering going from a double income family to a single income family. Being able to look at percentages can really help one to see where extraneous expenses can be cut, and whether or not it is realistic to be able to afford to live on one income.
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Great stuff, MLC!
I know lots of students that are new to budgeting and this tool would be perfect for them.
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I’ll check out the site – thanks for the suggestion!
My wife and I are up and down on budgets – we set goals, but then promptly lose or forget about them. I’ve tried to track our spending in the past, but generally stop before I get any really good info.
I think I’m just looking for the right tool – hopefully The Money Case will help!
Namaste,
A. Caleb Hartley
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Sounds like some good software. I know Microsoft Money Graphs were way off when I use to use them (Probably more of how I was entering the information). Thank you for the info though.
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