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Category: Budgeting

Posted on May 30, 2024June 1, 2024

Achieve Financial Success Through Budgeting

Achieve Financial Success Through Budgeting

Budgeting is often viewed as a mundane task, associated with restrictions and sacrifices, but you can achieve financial success through budgeting. Continue reading “Achieve Financial Success Through Budgeting”

Posted on June 2, 2022May 27, 2024

Uni students become more debt laden

Uni students become more debt laden

Uni students become more debt laden.

University students will feel the pinch even more as the indexation rate applied to HECS–HELP loans has jumped from 1 June 2022 to 3.9 per cent (0.6% per cent in 2021), the highest rate in a decade.

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Posted on February 17, 2022May 27, 2024

Revisiting your 2022 goals

Revisiting your 2022 goals

Revisiting your 2022 goals.

Most of us recognise the importance of setting goals, but what happens when we break promises to ourselves and a goal suddenly looks unachievable?

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Posted on November 15, 2021June 3, 2024

Planning ahead with money

Planning ahead with money

Planning ahead with money

Many of our unexpected expenses aren’t so much unexpected as they are unplanned. When you become aware of an event or situation that is on the horizon, be sure you are planning for the related expense.

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Posted on November 13, 2021April 14, 2024

Mindfulness for Budgeting

Mindfulness for Budgeting

Mindfulness for Budgeting.

Does the thought of a budget make you feel uncomfortable, stressed or restricted?

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Posted on November 13, 2021June 3, 2024

Benefits of Budgeting

Benefits of Budgeting

Benefits of Budgeting.

Keeping a budget can allow you to:

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Posted on November 13, 2021June 6, 2024

Ways to Budget

Ways to Budget

Ways to Budget

There are many ways to budget; they range from simple to complex, depending on your needs.

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Posted on November 12, 2021April 14, 2024

Setting goals

Setting goals

Setting goals.

Budgeting is an essential part of achieving any personal financial goal, however, you will find it challenging to achieve your financial goals without budgeting.

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Posted on July 14, 2021May 8, 2024

How to maintain a budget

How to maintain a budget

How to maintain a budget.

Setting up a budget is a great step toward improving your relationship with money and, ultimately, your financial position.

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Posted on July 8, 2021June 6, 2024

How to budget successfully

How to budget successfully

How to budget successfully.

Last week, we established that budgeting isn’t easy, so you need to understand why it’s a behaviour that must be followed up with regular—and even daily—actions.

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    I had no savings or financial safety net.

    I worried about money and finances.

    I felt overwhelmed by my financial obligations.

    I ate more, drank more alcohol or smoked more because of my financial concerns.

    I acted aggressively towards others because of my financial situation.

    I found it difficult to sleep because of my financial concerns.

    I experienced physical symptoms (e.g., headache, nausea) when thinking about my finances.

    I think financial stress negatively impacted my relationships.

    I was involved in interpersonal conflicts because of financial stress.




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      I could not meet all my weekly expenses.

      I had no savings or financial safety net.

      I worried about money and finances.

      I felt overwhelmed by my financial obligations.

      I ate more, drank more alcohol or smoked more because of my financial concerns.

      I acted aggressively towards others because of my financial situation.

      I found it difficult to sleep because of my financial concerns.

      I experienced physical symptoms (e.g., headache, nausea) when thinking about my finances.

      I think financial stress negatively impacted my relationships.

      I was involved in interpersonal conflicts because of financial stress.