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 ...

If you’re not socking away cash in an emergency fund, you’ll find it much harder to handle any regular or surprise expenses such as credit card debt repayment or medical bills. Budgeting involves ...

Budgeting is more popular than ever. A 2022 Debt.com survey found that 86% of people track their monthly income and expenses, up from 80% in 2021 and 2020 and roughly 70% pre-pandemic. And in a world ...

Most people know and have used Microsoft Excel to some extent, whether that be keeping track of a daily itinerary or creating a calendar for meal planning. There are so many well-known and also ...

Finances FYI is a weekly series providing straightforward finance tips and best practices to help improve financial literacy. Setting a monthly budget, and sticking to it, can be very difficult. With ...

Only 47% of Americans use budgeting methods to keep close track of their spending, according to a 2020 survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. But as the most fundamental tool in the ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. I’m all about a great budget, and I think I have a pretty ...

Learning how to create and maintain a monthly budget that takes into account your income, living expenses and spending habits can be difficult. However, factoring in living expenses – such as rent, ...

A budget does not have to be so serious, try making it fun. Do not set a budget to deprive yourself of basic things. But the first thing that comes to people's mind when they hear about budgeting is a ...