About Budgeting & Personal Finance: The 5-Category Budget

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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 Does the idea of creating a detailed, line-item budget sound unappealing? Then try this simple five-category budget. In this newsletter, read more about the 5-category budget, retirement account limits, the 50-30-20 rule, a few mental tricks to help you stick to your plan, and more. Enjoy!  The 5-Category Budget Here's a pared-down, simplified way to budget. Search Related Topics:  budgeting  money management  personal finance The 50-30-20 Rule This rule-of-thumb recommends spending 50% of your income on needs, 30% on wants, and 20% on savings.  Search Related Topics:  elizabeth warren  managing money  50 30 20 How Much Can You Contribute to Retirement Accounts? How much money can you contribute to retirement accounts? Find out here. Search Related Topics:  retirement  ira  401k 3 Tips to Help You Stick to Your Budget Finding it tough to stick to your budget? These three mental tricks can help. Search Related Topics:  budgeting  saving  motivation Related Searches Budgeting Free Budget Planner How to Budget Budget Your Money Help Managing Money Featured Articles Money Websites, Magazines and Books True Stories and Tips from Readers Glossary and Definitions How to Optimize Your Finances FAQ's Blog   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! 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 or unsubscribe, 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 Budgeting with Irregular Income The ABC Budgeting Method How to Create Your First Budget Don't Trim These 3 Items from Your Budget Retirement Savings by the Decade Advertisement