If you are in an active bankruptcy or thinking of filing a bankruptcy case, you may be wondering how you can improve your budget and disposable income.
One of the easiest ways to improve your budget, is to shop around and try to find cheaper substitutes for your normal expenses. For example, shopping around at grocery stores or instead of cable getting cheaper streaming services.
Another idea is to keep track of your monthly expenses and try not to go over what you set aside each month for any specific category. If you are tech savvy, there are a lot of great budgeting apps for your phone.
Start paying with cash. Cash is an excellent way to help you improve your budget. Cash is helpful as you can keep track of how much you spend and what you spend it on, with receipts.
Take courses on budgeting. There are quite a few course online that have great information on improving your budget.
If you don’t have it, don’t spend it. Instead of spending money on credit cards or loans, if you don’t have the ability to purchase something, don’t purchase it until you save enough.
Trim non-necessities if you cannot afford them. If you have items that you do not need, taking up funds in your budget, see if it would be more beneficial for you to get rid of them. For example, if you have a boat loan you are paying on, consider, do you really need the boat?
If you are in an active bankruptcy or are considering bankruptcy speak with an attorney before taking drastic moves with your budget. For example, before you surrender a secured asset or selling items.
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