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Why Should I Balance My Budget?

There is no single “best” way to conduct personal financial affairs.  In fact, since each person’s resources, experiences, and financial goals are unique, there are actually countless approaches to money management – some more successful than others.  While you may not exactly be able to copy another person’s financial success, it does make sense to […]

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June 15, 2017
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There is no single “best” way to conduct personal financial affairs.  In fact, since each person’s resources, experiences, and financial goals are unique, there are actually countless approaches to money management – some more successful than others.  While you may not exactly be able to copy another person’s financial success, it does make sense to observe and learn from others’ experiences.  Because in the end, despite differences in the ways we address financial concerns, some practices (balanced budget) furnish universal benefits.

Personal finance tends to grow more complex as we age, accounting for various credit obligations and higher stakes than young people just starting-out, on their own.  To build on each success and establish a stable individual economy, it is important to master basic finance principles, before moving-on to more complicated matters.  Among the fundamentals, striving to balance your household budget is one of the most important financial commitments you can make.

Good Reasons to Find Financial Balance

Effective personal financial management balances income and spending, ideally covering all your living costs, with enough money left-over to establish savings and retirement investments. Though temporary imbalance is tolerable and can be corrected, consistently running a budget deficit leads to unsustainable financial conditions.  Consider the following reasons to balance your household budget:

Protect your credit rating – Without enough money to cover spending, month after month, debt grows, as you borrow to cover costs.  Over time, unmanageable balances can result in serious credit consequences, such as default, and lasting damage to your credit score.  On the contrary, maintaining balanced cash flow reinforces your personal strength of credit, keeping you in good graces with creditors and reporting agencies. To illustrate the importance of a strong rating, visit loan comparison sites like Readies.co.uk, where you can see the differences between traditional lending costs and the premium paid for bad-credit alternatives.  Balancing your budget and protecting your credit references are the only sure ways to protect future access to affordable financing.

Emergency coverage – In spite of your best efforts to anticipate costs, you’ll most likely be called upon to reconcile emergency spending dilemmas, at some point in your personal financial evolution.  A few examples of unexpected spending demands include:

  • Costly car repairs
  • Tax bills
  • Medical expenses
  • Home improvement
  • Legal fees

Maintaining a balanced budget ensures monthly obligations are met, with room for savings.  With stable cash flow, monthly surpluses can be reserved in an emergency, contingency fund, standing ready to bail you out in times of financial distress.

Build good habits – Spending discipline is at the heart of long-term financial security.  As a result, until you consistently spend less than you earn, it is hard to plan for the future and achieve your financial goals. Establishing a balanced household budget reinforces your immediate financial health, but it also helps you develop positive financial habits, which continue to support personal prosperity for a lifetime. And as a parent or spouse, your commitment to financial equilibrium carries-over to other family members, who learn spending control and the importance of budgeting.

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“Find” disposable income – If you are like most money managers, myriad monthly demands are placed on your income. With so many obligations, it’s sometimes hard to track your status.  Balanced budgeting ensures all of your incoming resources are accounted for, helping you make the most of your earnings. By designating budget categories and establishing spending limits, it may be possible for you to uncover discretionary resources you didn’t know you had.

Although each family faces its own unique financial challenges, balanced budgeting provides across-the-board benefits. In addition to freeing-up earnings and providing a financial safety net, effective budgeting helps you build and protect positive credit references.

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