Comments on: Guide to Budgeting & Tracking Money For Newlyweds http://moneysmartlife.com/guide-budgeting-tracking-money-for-newlyweds/ Money Tips for a Better Life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:43:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chad Smith, CFP® http://moneysmartlife.com/guide-budgeting-tracking-money-for-newlyweds/comment-page-1/#comment-147123 Chad Smith, CFP® Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:03:57 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=969#comment-147123 Really good pointers. We've found in working with young couples that using Quicken is the most effective way to manage your budget. The key is to cut out most of the categories that come with the software. It tends to bog you down making you lose enthusiasm. Create your own broad categories with a max of 10. This helps you to get a better feel for which areas you can most easily cut. We are actually just wrote a post that provides more info on budgeting... http://www.finsymnews.com/create-manage-budget/ Hope this helps! Really good pointers. We’ve found in working with young couples that using Quicken is the most effective way to manage your budget. The key is to cut out most of the categories that come with the software. It tends to bog you down making you lose enthusiasm. Create your own broad categories with a max of 10. This helps you to get a better feel for which areas you can most easily cut. We are actually just wrote a post that provides more info on budgeting…

http://www.finsymnews.com/create-manage-budget/

Hope this helps!

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]]> By: Kristie Tamsevicius http://moneysmartlife.com/guide-budgeting-tracking-money-for-newlyweds/comment-page-1/#comment-104919 Kristie Tamsevicius Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:27:32 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=969#comment-104919 My friend just got married 2 weeks ago and is settting up a budget with her new husband. She found this great list of <a href="http://www.myloansusa.com/blog/?p=182" rel="nofollow">expense categories to track in your budget </a>and said it really helped her. My friend just got married 2 weeks ago and is settting up a budget with her new husband. She found this great list of expense categories to track in your budget and said it really helped her.

]]> By: Married Couples and Joint Checking Accounts — Yes or No? | Men At Home http://moneysmartlife.com/guide-budgeting-tracking-money-for-newlyweds/comment-page-1/#comment-104323 Married Couples and Joint Checking Accounts — Yes or No? | Men At Home Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:49:36 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=969#comment-104323 [...] more money tips for couples you can read about budgeting money for newlyweds, tips for finding an apartment after marriage, and a couples guide to buying an affordable [...] [...] more money tips for couples you can read about budgeting money for newlyweds, tips for finding an apartment after marriage, and a couples guide to buying an affordable [...]

]]> By: Steistas http://moneysmartlife.com/guide-budgeting-tracking-money-for-newlyweds/comment-page-1/#comment-103780 Steistas Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:21:26 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=969#comment-103780 Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot.

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]]> By: Do Married Couples Need to Buy Life Insurance? | Money Smart Life http://moneysmartlife.com/guide-budgeting-tracking-money-for-newlyweds/comment-page-1/#comment-103354 Do Married Couples Need to Buy Life Insurance? | Money Smart Life Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:54:07 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=969#comment-103354 [...] your family needs a life insurance policy and are looking for ways to pay for it check out the marriage budgeting tips and coverage of joint bank accounts for married couples to help make a plan and work together [...] [...] your family needs a life insurance policy and are looking for ways to pay for it check out the marriage budgeting tips and coverage of joint bank accounts for married couples to help make a plan and work together [...]

]]> By: Ben http://moneysmartlife.com/guide-budgeting-tracking-money-for-newlyweds/comment-page-1/#comment-102778 Ben Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:25:19 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=969#comment-102778 Steistas, sorry about that, the links should work now. Steistas, sorry about that, the links should work now.

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