Ignoring irregular costs
Annual and seasonal expenses make an apparently balanced plan inaccurate.
Using gross instead of available income
Taxes, payroll deductions or other withholding can make gross earnings a poor spending number.
Setting impossible category limits
A plan that consistently contradicts actual essential costs needs revision.
Never reviewing results
A budget becomes more accurate by comparing estimates with actual spending.
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