In today's economy, making your budget work harder might feel like a challenge. However, it's more manageable than you think.

Surely everyone wishes they could be more organized with their finances, even if they are fairly responsible about them.

Google Sheets can't be overlooked when it comes to budgeting. It's customizable, free, and available to everyone. Learn what ...

David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and travel. Based in Chicago, he writes with one objective in mind: Help readers figure out how to save more and stress less.

It can also be overwhelming to figure out how to budget. If you want to make a budget but don't know where to start, budgeting apps can help you figure it out without having to do everything by hand.

I get it: Traditional budgeting can be demotivating and gruesome. It may even make you not want to budget at all. Monotonous budgeting on its own doesn't work for most people -- myself included.

Strike the right balance with a payment that makes progress on the debt without stretching your budget too thin.

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Recent inflation exceeded increases in both state assistance and local tax revenues for many Massachusetts school district.