Build Your Own Budget (BYOB) - Easy Step-By-Step Guide

Name: Build Your Own Budget (BYOB) - Easy Step-By-Step Guide
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Your Step-By-Step Guide To Personal Budgeting Made Easy (FREE Budgeting Tool Included!)

Created byTaariq Muhammad

Last updated 9/2020

English

What you'll learn

Create & maintain a zero-based budget
Create the right balance of needs vs wants
Quickly see the categories in which you are spending the most
Budget your way out of debt
Minimize but be prepared for unexpected expenses
Why Budgeting MUST Include Fun!

Course content

5 sections • 16 lectures • 57m total length

Intro To BYOB2:23
Welcome to Build Your Own Budget! - Your step-by-step guide to personal budgeting made easy. Here's what's covered in this Lecture:
Introduction to the Course
A Little About Your Instructor
What You'll Learn In This Course
Why Budget?5:08
In this lecture we highlight several reasons why budgeting is important & the benefits that can come as a result.
Budget Toolbox3:09
Here are the tools you'll need to get through this course.
Homework2:01
Make sure you get this homework completed to be ready for the net Module.

Income3:55
Here we are going to dive right in and start building the income portion of your budget.
Irregular Income2:10
After completing this lecture students will be understand how they can budget even if their income is irregular and they don't get paid on a regular schedule.
Expenses: Needs5:48
This lecture explains what expenses should be considered as Needs and where they should be listed within your budget.
Expenses: Savings & Investments4:57
This lecture covers the importance of regular saving & investment and how to incorporate them into your budget.
Expenses: Wants4:35
This lecture explains what expenses should be considered as Wants and where they should be listed within your budget.
Homework2:29
Make sure you get this homework completed to be ready for the net Module.

The Debt Snowball4:49
After completing this lecture, students will have the knowledge & tools to develop an appropriate plan of attack to pay down and eliminate debt by combining the concept of a debt "snowball" with our budgeting tool.
Dealing With Unexpected Expenses2:28
This lecture gives you actionable steps to take when faced with unexpected expenses, in a manner that allows you to maintain your budgeting momentum.
Homework0:42
Make sure you get this homework completed to be ready for the net Module.

Tracking Your Available Cash & Emergency Fund5:07
This lecture covers the portion of the budgeting tool that makes it easy to keep track of the cash you have available for your budgeted expenses, as well as, keep track of your emergency fund. After completing this lecture, students will know exactly what they have to work with and how long their current emergency fund would last them if they ever experienced a loss of income.
Maintaining & Reviewing Your Budget3:39
This lecture provides recommendations on how often to review your budget and how to determine if adjustments are needed. Students will learn how they can utilize the tool to review & update their budgets in just a few minutes each session.

Requirements

No Prior Knowledge Of Budgeting Is Required
Computer With Microsoft Excel Installed
A Willingness To Learn
Upon enrollment, you will be able to download our Excel Budgeting Tool to be used throughout the course

Description

Welcome to the 'Build Your Own Budget (BYOB)' course, your step-by-step guide to personal budgeting made easy. Many of us cringe at the thought of following a household budget for many reasons, including lack of time, lack of knowledge, or the idea that budgets are too restrictive and will take the fun from our lives. Do any of these sound like you? Well I'm here to help you get rid of these excuses!

This course combined with the included Excel tool is going to save you time and show you how budgeting can be easy & actually add more enjoyment to our lives! This course is designed to help you create and maintain your personal budget, regardless of where you are in life or how much budgeting experience you may already have.

My name is Taariq "Banks" Muhammad, and I have over 10 years of budgeting & bookkeeping experience. I've helped many of my friends, family, & clients in the development and maintenance of their budgets and now I am looking to do the same for you! The beauty of it is that you don't need any prior knowledge of budgeting or any technical skills - if you can use Microsoft Excel you are good to go!

At the end of this course you will have an in-depth knowledge of how to use our budgeting tool to build a complete and extremely manageable budget for your household. This knowledge could help you reduce your living expenses, free up more money for savings/investments, or even lead you right into debt freedom! It's entirely up to you & you have free rein to move at your own pace.

So what are you waiting for, let's get you started on your road to financial freedom.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who is unsure of how to get started with budgeting
Anyone who is having trouble keeping their budget on track
Anyone looking for an easier way to build & maintain a budget
Those looking to become debt-free
Those who want to save more and maybe even begin investing
Anyone who currently has a general dislike for the idea of budgeting

Build Your Own Budget (BYOB) - Easy Step-By-Step Guide

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Debt & The Unexpected3 lectures • 8min

Maintaining Your Budget2 lectures • 9min

Tips For Staying On Track1 lecture • 4min

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