Create a Budget
Manage Your Money: Create a Budget
Explore tools to manage your finances: create budgets with helpful worksheets, track spending with smart tools, and identify spending challenges. Use interactive games to understand income and expenses, empowering you to take control of your financial future.
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Visit Consumer.gov to get a full understanding of what a budget is, why you need one, and how to do it as simply as possible in this less than 90-second video.
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Make a budget today with the Consumer.gov "Make a Budget" worksheet which can be printed or used online.
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Create and track a monthly budget using the FDIC's Money Smart Monthly Spending and Saving Plan online tool. Putting information about your income and expenses into a monthly plan can empower you to make choices and make changes.
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Understand where your money goes with FDIC's Money Smart Weekly Saving, Sharing, and Spending Diary online tracker.
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The FDIC Money Smart "Your Spending and Saving Plan" game can help you use information about your income and expenses to develop a spending and saving plan.
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The FDIC Money Smart "Your Income and Expenses" game can help you track and understand your income (money coming in) and expenses (money going out).
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VetCents from the Veterans Benefits Banking Program and VA is your starting point for a brighter and healthier financial future. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to take control of your financial life with a financial health assessment, tools, and resources.
These most-recommended financial resources for Veterans are a great place to start if you are not sure which of the five steps is most important to you today.
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FINVET is a one-stop website with a wealth of resources to help Veterans in any stage of their financial journeys to earn more, save more, and protect their money.
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