When I started budgeting, I quickly realized that cutting back on certain monthly expenses was essential to making the plan ...

Here are some creative ways to save up to $1,000 a month, even if you feel like you've already made all of the obvious cuts.

While retail therapy and ordering takeout every time you don't feel like cooking is among life's many joys, there's also no equivalent to the misery that hits you when you check your bank balance at ...

The Kakeibo method is a 120-year-old Japanese budgeting technique. Here's how you can use it to start saving money.

As a licensed mental health counselor with a different monthly income depending on workflow, budgeting is tricky—as is navigating debt. Before meeting with a financial professional to talk through ...

Courtney Reilly-Larke is the deputy editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. Previously, she was the associate editor of personal finance at MoneySense. She was also managing editor of Best Health Magazine ...

Whether you’re trying to break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck, get out of debt or build savings, a well-laid-out budget can help you reach your goals faster. “A budget helps you reach your ...

50% of your after-tax income (take-home pay) covers needs. These are essentials, such as housing, food and transportation. 30% covers wants, which can range from dinners out to vacations to charity.

As a former Mint user, I had to find a new budgeting app not too long ago. Intuit, parent company of Mint, shut down the service in March 2024, and prompted users to transition to its other financial ...

In 2023, the average retiree age 65 or older spent just over $5,000 per month. The largest portion of that went toward ...