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Seven Household Budgeting Tips Des Moines IA

Keep your financial records organized and your filing up to date. Have a set of file folders for items such as receipts, bills, canceled checks, checking account statements, etc. Have a designated place where you keep or can easily assemble your home budget , your financial files, checkbook, etc. so it is all in one convenient location.
Wayne Van Heuvelen
Horizon Consulting & Investment Services, Inc.
(515) 252-0796
2400 86th Street, Suite 19
Urbandale, IA
David Strege
Syverson Strege & Company
(515) 225-6000
4400 Westown Parkway, Suite 405
West Des Moines, IA
Brian McKibban
Syverson Strege & Company
(515) 225-6000
4400 Westown Parkway, Suite 405
West Des Moines, IA
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2928 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA
US Bank - Ingersoll Office
(515) 633-2730
3529 Ingersoll Ave
Des Moines, IA
Johnne Syverson
Syverson Strege & Company
(515) 225-6000
4400 Westown Parkway, Suite 405
West Des Moines, IA
Walt Mozdzer
Syverson Strege & Company
(515) 225-6000
4400 Westown Parkway, Suite 405
West Des Moines, IA
Bill Elson
3705 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA
US Bank - Drake Office
(515) 248-7710
2401 University Ave
Des Moines, IA
Bank of America - Ingersoll
515.235.8530
3422 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA
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Seven Household Budgeting Tips

Frugal Living

Seven Household Budgeting Tips
By S.L. Simmons 
Email apennysaved@alwaysfrugal.com
Jul 26, 2006, 20:53
   

Do you frequently get cash from ATMs and then have no idea where it ends up? Do you end up paying late fees simply because you don't have a good system in place for tracking and paying your bills? If you don't have a good budget system in place, it is easy to lose track of your hard earned money. The tips below can help you to keep your finances under control.

1. Keep your financial records organized and your filing up to date. Have a set of file folders for items such as receipts, bills, canceled checks, checking account statements, etc. Have a designated place where you keep or can easily assemble your home budget , your financial files, checkbook, etc. so it is all in one convenient location.

2. Avoid spending cash, unless you are good at writing down cash expenses in a journal. It is all too easy to get $100 from the ATM and then have no idea where it all went at the end of the week. If you have trouble figuring out where your cash gets spent, keep a small amount of cash on hand for minor purchases. For everything else, try to pay by either a paper check, online checking or through credit cards so you have a record of your purchases. Credit cards are a good way to track purchases unless you have trouble controlling your spending. If this applies to you, then avoid credit card purchases and focus on keeping track of your expenses in a journal or by paying for items by check.

3. Give your children a set allowance for things like movies, CDs, snacks and toys instead of just giving them money on as needed basis. Giving children an allowance teaches them to make wise spending choices at an early age. A twelve year old who spends all of his allowance right away on CDs and then doesn't have enough money to go to the movies with his friends on the weekend has just learned a good lesson on the negative consequences of impulse spending.

4. Have a system in place for handling the mail. If you are not in the habit of misplacing bills or checks, good for you. Keep on using whatever system you have in place now. However, if losing track of bills is an issue at your house, it may help to have a designated mail drop box inside the house. Each family member should be instructed that whoever brings in the mail that day should always put the mail in the designated mail box for later sorting. Then the family member who has responsibility for sorting the mail should do so near the financial folders. That way checks get put right away in the check folder, bills in the bill folder, etc.

5. Avoid going to stores where you have had problems overspending in the past. Our neighbors stopped shopping at warehouse clubs and actually ended up saving money. They found they spent more money by not being able to resist all of the warehouse club bargains on products they really didn'...

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