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Articles on Budgeting
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Understanding finance isn’t enough – it’s vital to be able to apply that knowledge when there is pressure on your wallet.
Feeling financially stuck? Here are some research-based tools and mental habits that can help you build financial stability in these uncertain times.
Regulators suspect some social media accounts have broken the law by giving unlicensed financial advice. Here’s how to avoid them.
Americans are increasingly worried about the economy. Research shows that taking steps to improve your ‘financial efficacy’ can help alleviate some hardships.
Businesses need more than finance to succeed: they need to understand how to manage it.
Understanding how you spend money can help you choose the right budgeting technique.
Far from setting us up to fail, an ambitious budget could be better at keeping us on track.
Financial years create a standardised timeframe for business reporting, government budgeting and tax collection. But their start and end dates vary around the world.
It may seem like a long time away but having an idea of how much income you’ll need to survive on in future is crucial.
There are a number of ways shoppers can resist the temptation of expensive gift options that might strain their budgets this holiday season.
Once you appreciate that a budget can work for you, it can be a financially empowering exercise.
They won’t make you rich but there are simple steps to take to ease the pressure on your finances when you are earning less money than you owe.
Parents and caregivers are the greatest influence on children’s financial socialisation.
Budgets are imperative for people to manage their resources and attain financial goals.
You want to look as if you’ve put in a bit of effort, but don’t want to blow the budget. Here are some top tips of what to take to Christmas.
Understanding why people underpredict expenses could help them budget more accurately – and even encourage them to save more money.
Telling people they have a flood risk rating of 10 is less powerful than explaining how much they’re likely to pay to deal with flooding over the next five years.
It is becoming increasingly clear that South Africa’s policymakers can no longer ignore the country’s obligations in terms of international, regional and national human rights law.
What’s needed is to embed gender analysis in all parts of the government.
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