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Budgeting & Personal Finance Budgeting & Personal Finance Plan for Big Events Retirement Budgeting 101 From Paula Pant, your Guide to Budgeting & Personal Finance Is it possible to cut $1,000 out of your monthly budget? Brian O’Connor, a columnist for the Detroit News, published a book about his 10-week long quest to trim his budget by $1,000 per month. He vowed to slash $1,000 from his spending every month by cutting $100 from each of his family’s 10 biggest spending categories. How did he do? Find out below. Book Synopsis: The $1,000 Challenge One family pledged to save $1,000 per year, in the form of trimming $100 from the 10 "categories" in which they spent the most money. Click the title above to find out how they did. Search Related Topics:  book review  books about money  finance books How Much Can You Spend on Car Payments? How much money should you budget for car payments? I'd challenge that question. Rather than asking, "What's the maximum I can pay each month?," I'd recommend that you ask, "What's the bare-minimum that I need to finance, just to have basic mobility?" Then save up to make a cash purchase. Read more Avoid These Missteps to Keep Your Budget On-Track C'mon, be honest: When you read advice about responsible financial planning, do you ever get the urge to pull that all-too-human stunt where you wind up doing something, just because you're not supposed to? If so, then you'll enjoy this post about moves you shouldn't make. Read more Should You Adjust for Inflation When You're Planning a Retirement Budget? Here's a vexing problem: Retirement is decades away, which means inflation will erode the value of current dollars. How can you adjust for this when you're planning for retirement? Read more to find out. Related Searches Budget Worksheet Budget Planner Budget Spreadsheet Budget Calculator Budget Car Featured Articles Rules of Thumb for Saving and Spending Programs and Apps Money Websites, Magazines and Books True Stories and Tips from Readers Glossary and Definitions How to Optimize Your Finances   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Paula Pant Budgeting & Personal Finance Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Budgeting & Personal Finance newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Eleven Rules to Make You Rich Interactive Budgeting Worksheets Create a Budget in 9 Simple Steps Three Traits of a Successful Budget Are You On Track for Retirement? Advertisement