Family Monthly Budget Spreadsheet

Wendy Hodge October 1, 2019 FamilyBudget

By involving children into what is generally an adult task and conversation topic, they will soon learn the value of money and want to contribute positively in the family joint venture. If your children receive pocket money or income from an after-school job, encourage them to make their own budget to manage their money and too stick to it. This can prove invaluable to them later on in life.

The budgeting process is designed to be flexible; and you should have an expectation that a budget will change from month to month, and will require ongoing monthly review. Expense overruns in one category of a budget should in the next month be accounted for or prevented. For example, if you or your family spends $50 more than planned on groceries, next month`s budget should reflect a$50 increase and decreases of $50 in other parts of their budget.

To avoid running out of money because expenses occur before the money actually arrives a "safety cushion" of excess cash (to cover those months when actual income is below estimations) should be implemented. There is no easy way to develop a safety cushion, so you will have to spend less you earn. Developing a cushion can be a challenging particularly when starting during a low spot in your earning cycle, although this is how most budgets begin. In general, personal and family budgets that start out with expenses that are 5% or 10% below your average income and should slowly develop a cushion of savings that can be accessed when earnings are below average. Whether this rate of building your cushion cushion is fast enough depends upon on how variable your income is, and whether the budgeting process starts at a high or low point during the earnings cycles.

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In times when everybody makes less and everything costs more, developing a family budget and committing to it is one of the best ways you can improve your financial situation and secure your family`s future. Knowing exactly how much income you have and how many expenses you have allows you to outline a road map that will help you reach your financial goals. What sort of financial goals can a family budget help you achieve? Getting out of debt, saving for retirement or for your children`s education, or saving for that vacation or boat are just a few of your options. No matter what your financial objectives, a good family budget will help you move toward them in an organized and controlled fashion.