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Budgets and Personal Financial Planning

Learn the basics of preparing personal budgets, money management and personal financial planning.

How to Create a Budget

Setting up a budget that will work for you is the first step in sound financial planning. From Jeremy Vohwinkle, About.com Financial Planning, has straightforward instructions.

Frugal Living

Erin Huffstetler, About.com Frugal Living, has thousands of good ideas to save money and help get your budget and personal finances under control.

Student Budget Worksheet

University and college students can use this worksheet to plan their finances, by month, semester, and school year. From Jeremy Vohwinkle, About.com Financial Planning.

Daily Spending Calculator

When you're planning a personal budget, use this calculator to find out how much you spend on miscellaneous small items every day. From Industry Canada.

Managing Money

Useful information from the Canadian Bankers Association on budgeting and planning your personal finances. Includes sample charts.

Money and Youth

This site covers money basics, spending and saving money, credit, budgeting and financial planning. Sections for teachers and parents too. From the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education.

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