New business owners starting a day-care center must create a budget that suits a functional center. The individual figures for each item on the budget differ depending on the size of the day-care ...

A new guide by an independent management consultant walks agencies through concrete examples of how they can do a better job of connecting their budgets to both daily activities and broader ...

Discover the basics of account statements, including definitions, uses, features, and examples, to manage finances ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

A budget is a spending plan for a defined amount of time that involves documenting your income, regular expenses and planned discretionary spending. Tips for sticking to a budget include taking credit ...

A budget variance is a discrepancy between the predicted cost or revenue in a given account. A budget variance may include a revenue shortfall due to an inaccurate estimate, or a sudden and unexpected ...

A 30-year-old living in Toronto making $60,000 shares how she affords her wellness habits in this personal budget example of healthy spending. Last year, we asked five women with salaries ranging ...

If you frequently end the month wondering where your money went, you probably aren’t using a budget. Alternatively, you could be using a budget that doesn’t work with your income schedule or financial ...

With close to a decade of writing and editing experience, Maisha specializes in service journalism and has produced work in the lifestyle, financial services, real estate, and culture spaces. She uses ...

Retiring in your 50s doesn’t require a superpower, a trust fund or winning the lottery, but it does require a lot of planning and discipline. Since your investments will have less money to compound, ...

Patrick Gleason is vice president of Americans for Tax Reform. Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is chief economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Republicans in Washington may not have much credibility in ...