If you struggle with money — or you have a specific goal to save money going into the new year — following a budget can help you stay on track. Budget worksheets provide a basic layout for tracking ...

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 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 ...

Rebecca Lake is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF) and a banking expert. She's been writing about personal finance since 2014, and her work has appeared in numerous publications online.

Ian Group has paid down $190,000 in student loans. Budgeting has been a key component of his debt-management strategy. He shared screenshots of the budget template he created and explained how it ...

An open letter to Sen. Patty Murray: The “supercommittee” failed to make a deficit-reducing budget. Your Senate Budget Committee better get one this time. They have two choices: cut spending or raise ...

Most filmmakers’ ideal movie would be backed by an unlimited budget and full-fledged crew. However, a skilled filmmaker can use the tools at their disposal to create a beautiful film, even with little ...

The collision of a state budget impasse with a federal government shutdown is unprecedented in the commonwealth.

Unspent state agency funds normally are returned to the Treasury at year-end. But agencies can keep unspent work project ...