{"id":57370,"date":"2017-07-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/banking-basics\/budgeting\/budgeting-basics\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T02:59:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T02:59:46","slug":"budgeting-basics","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/banking-basics\/budgeting\/budgeting-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Budgeting Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-article-header\">\n\t<section class=\"section-grey cover pad-t-hlf\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin cover section-grey pad-tb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/savings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Savings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf h2 has-black-color\">Budgeting Basics<\/h1><p class=\"mar-b-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf author-text\">By RBC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/BUDGETING_BASICS_Thumbnail_Default_G_C3_87_C3_B4_930x620-1.jpg?quality=80\" class=\" cover-image  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/BUDGETING_BASICS_Thumbnail_Default_G_C3_87_C3_B4_930x620-1.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/BUDGETING_BASICS_Thumbnail_Default_G_C3_87_C3_B4_930x620-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/BUDGETING_BASICS_Thumbnail_Default_G_C3_87_C3_B4_930x620-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div class=\"article mar-t-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner socials-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-socials-bar mob-mar-b-hlf\">    <div class=\"social-links mob-mar-b-hlf mob-mar-t-hlf\">\n            <a class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-custom sharing-email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Budgeting Basics &#038;body=Hi, I thought you might be interested in this article from RBC My Money Matters: https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/banking-basics\/budgeting\/budgeting-basics\/\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-email.svg\"\n          alt=\"envelope icon\">\n        <span>\n          Email        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n      <div class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-copy-wrapper\">\n        <button class=\"sharing-custom sharing-copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/banking-basics\/budgeting\/budgeting-basics\/\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-related.svg\"\n            alt=\"copy icon\">\n          <span id=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n            Copy URL          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <input type=\"text\" class=\"sharing-copy-text\" aria-labelledby=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin pad-tb-0 mob-mar-t-hlf mob-mar-b\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cover-pub-line text-xs mar-b-hlf\">Published July 11, 2017 \u2022 2 Min Read<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block section-inner w-half w-mob-full\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p>If you are having a hard time making your money last until the end of the month, or finding it hard to save anything for the future, creating a budget may help.<\/p>\n\n<p>A budget is a plan to help you keep track of your money, and can give you a clear picture of where your money is going. The goal of a budget is to make sure that you don&#8217;t spend more than you earn. This way you may avoid debt and maybe even free up some money to save. To create a budget, start by looking at your expenses over at least a month. This includes even small items such as snacks and coffee.<\/p>\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve done this, divide your expenses into two categories: fixed and flexible. Fixed costs are things like rent and utilities \u2014 things that are necessities and occur every month. Flexible costs are things that you spend money on &#8211; like clothing &#8211; but may vary each month.<\/p>\n\n<p>After you&#8217;ve listed your expenses, take a look at whether the money going out is more than the money you have coming in. If that&#8217;s the case, you need to prioritize your non-essential expenses, things like going to the movies or eating out. That additional cost of buying lunch everyday can add up to a notable sum at the end of the month.<\/p>\n\n<p>And after all of your expenses, if you&#8217;ve got money left over, try putting away even just 10% of your income. 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