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Date of upload: Nov 8, 2023 ^^
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This is a great video and great method. I do zero based and the one thing I'd add is, just because every dollar is assigned, doesn't mean every dollar is spent. So just like in your example you had $782 left over to decide what to do with, in zero-based, you can also decide what to do with that $782. You can assign it to 'save for next month (rollover)', 'save for concert tickets', whatever.
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I did this for decades - I didn't want to add up the debts because I knew I'd be embarrassed and personally frustrated with the totals. I've always had a monthly budget, but just never tracked those incidental expenses. A sudden job closure earlier this year had me face to face with my financial stability... thankfully for a 6mo emergency fund already saved. I'm now watching finance channels, consolidating decades of prior employers' 401K accounts left behind, and using library to read good authors' finance books to learn more than the YouTube channels provide. I've decluttered entire house and feel more empowered, knowledgeable, and rolling over the "profit" each month at new job into a Roth acct and investing. It is better to know... the debts, the balances, the wasted money, than to "not know" and be a victim to your own consumerism.
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I find it efficient to download the csv file from my bank & credit card and import to my spreadsheet. Since Iām a nerd, I have it automatically feeding pivot charts, so I can see everything in a dashboard with very few clicks. Thereās obviously more sophisticated software available but this is a cheap, accessible approach.
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I have been doing this for over a decade after trying various methods for 5 years prior. Great method to recommend to others.
The thing I found most impactful with this method is the mindset of running personal finances like a business.
The goal of a business is to make as much money as soon as possible.
The goal of my personal "business" is to grow my wealth as quickly as possible.
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I just started with my budgeting i use the zero-based method i have my roth contributions and emergency fund on automatic and whats left its for bills and essentials. Just by doing that and and checking it often aswel as my bank statements its changing the way i see my finances, it feels good when i see i have some left over just because its assigned it doesnāt mean i have to spend it. I do like how you put things in that way of looking it like a company. After every month i will turn my complete budget into a P & L and have a binder for it to check it often. Thanks Humphrey š
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Iāve never heard anyone else say it, but Iām glad Iām not the only one who specifically looks forward to the last day of the month! Itās so fun to have a thoughtful financial wrap up moment before closing the books and starting on the next monthās finances. Itās borderline therapeutic for my Type-A self.
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I use the Zero based budget because for me, I feel like I'd be tapping away thinking it's only $5 here, $2 there and by the end of the month it would be too polarising. I like the zero based budget as I allocate to my investment portfolio, coffee for the pay period and once the money from my cash envelope is gone then that's it. I have to wait till next pay.
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6 months ago
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