Steps To Start Budgeting (Easy 1 2 3!) - Fancy Financials (2024)

Need help starting a budget and getting your finances in order? Feel like you are spending more money than you’re making? Not sure where all your money is going? If money is stopping you from starting the life you dream, Here are 3 Steps you need to take to get your finances figured out! This is budgeting basics, and How To Start A Budget aka Financial Planning or Budgeting for Beginners!

❗️How To Start Budgeting:

These are the 3 basic steps need to get your finances in order and how to budget for beginners:

• ✅ STEP #1 – Write down all of your expenses
• ✅ STEP #2 – Write down all of your Income Streams
• ✅ STEP #3 – Write down any credit you have + debt you owe

✅ STEP #1 – Write down all of your expenses

Go through your bank statements, and online transactions, to start tracking all of your daily, monthly, and annual living expenses. Write down EVERYTHING you are spending money on! Both needs and wants — meaning all the necessities and non-necessary items your income goes towards! You have to figure out where your money is going before you can find a way to fix it!

✅ STEP #2 – Write down all of your Income Streams

Take a second to track all your MONEY and income streams! I.e. your paycheck, disability check, pension payment, checking account, savings account, investment accounts, 401k, etc… HOW MUCH MONEY do you have already in the bank or under your bed? And, How much is coming in each day, week, month, year? Plus, think about any assets you own that could be worth money… (for example your Car, house, and belongings)

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✅ STEP #3 – Write down any credit you have + debt you owe

Go through your credit card statements! Look at your credit report. You’ll want to track things like: your total balance owed, your minimum payment, when it’s due, the interest rate and amount of money going to interest vs principal, plus your available credit. (i.e. Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Auto Loans, Student Loans, etc…)

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👆 After you take these 3 steps…

Once you take the time to write down all your expenses, track where all your money is, plus what’s coming in and get a clear picture of any debt you owe then you can start making a “Financial Plan” to achieve your money goals! 🙌

This will allow you to sit down and SEE where all your money is coming from and where it’s going! It’s almost like MAGIC happens when you WRITE DOWN ALL THESE THINGS! 🤩

You’d be amazed how many people MAKE GOOD MONEY and have NO IDEA what to do with it or should I say where it’s all going! 🤦‍♀️

Do you Need some help figuring out your finances and finally beginning the Life of your dreams? Have you taken these steps yet to start budgeting? 🤔 — Drop a comment below and let me know!

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