What, you don't have a budget? Well, don't despair, it's easier than you think. For many people,
budgeting is a great tool for keeping spending under
control. It's easy to not
realize how much
charging a
cup of coffee here, and a new book there, can add up over the course of the
month and get you in trouble. The solution is to
plan your expenses and
write everything down. Budgeting can be as simple as making a pen-and-paper list of how much
money you
earn in a given month, followed by a running total of all your expenses. If you
know how much money you have left, then you will know how much you can
spend.