21 Day Challenge
Feel empowered and in control of your finances! Join us as we complete these nine challenges over 21 days - all aimed at getting you on track to achieve your financial goals.
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Challenge 6: Build Your Budget
It's time to build your budget! You do this by:
- Downloading A Budget That Works template(click here).
- Read through the instructions on the first tab.
- Fill in your numbers.
Something that is a little different about this budget is the concept of a Lifestyle Number. That's the amount of money you have leftover after allocating enough income to cover your budget for your short-term and long-term needs. (Lifestyle Number = Income - Monthly Expenses - Future You)
This Lifestyle Number is where all of your "wants" come out of. If you're like many of my clients, you might live in a household with a partner and kids. In this example you would decide on a fair amount to be allocated to each adult and to the family unit as a whole, use the additional Lifestyle tabs for this. You only keep track of the money you're responsible for. That means no nitpicking about how the other person chooses to spend their money! Well... as long as it's ethical, moral, and legal, that is!
Resources and Extras
Moola's Budget That Works!Download this excel workbook that will help you ACTUALLY get your budget right!
LIKE the Moola Facebook Page
This will be where you’ll be posting some of your goals and activities for the Challenges. CLICK HERE to go to the page
Join the "Black is the New Red" Facebook Group
Introduce yourself, join the discussion, and find ways to achieve your goals in the group! Click here to join.
