
How to Make a Budget: Your Step-by-Step Guide
Learning how to budget might seem overwhelming, but hear this: You can do it. Here's how to make a budget in just five steps.

Let’s start at the very beginning! Build a foundation to help you budget with confidence. You’re the CFO here.
Budget building is empowering and freeing—and it should feel that way! Learn how to build a budget with EveryDollar that makes your money work. For. You. Give yourself permission to spend. Ditch the guilt. And take back control of building the future you want.
Learning how to budget might seem overwhelming, but hear this: You can do it. Here's how to make a budget in just five steps.
Zero-based budgeting is a method of budgeting where your income minus expenses equals zero. Follow these steps to make a zero-based budget each month.
If you aren’t getting the traction you want with your goals, or you feel like budgeting is super hard, check out these 6 things you can do inside your budget right now to up your budgeting game.
If you’re worried or confused about everything you need to know about the budgeting life, fear not. You can—no, you will—get to that budgeting boss status. Yes, really. Read on.
Rachel Cruze walks you through how to set up your very first EveryDollar budget in just three steps.
Learn how to stay consistent with your budgeting habit so you can reach your goals.
Find out what a good grocery budget looks like—and learn how to keep it flexible.
Let’s start at the very beginning! Build a foundation to help you budget with confidence. You’re the CFO here.
Budget building is empowering and freeing—and it should feel that way! Learn how to build a budget with EveryDollar that makes your money work. For. You. Give yourself permission to spend. Ditch the guilt. And take back control of building the future you want.
Learning how to budget might seem overwhelming, but hear this: You can do it. Here's how to make a budget in just five steps.
Zero-based budgeting is a method of budgeting where your income minus expenses equals zero. Follow these steps to make a zero-based budget each month.
If you aren’t getting the traction you want with your goals, or you feel like budgeting is super hard, check out these 6 things you can do inside your budget right now to up your budgeting game.
If you’re worried or confused about everything you need to know about the budgeting life, fear not. You can—no, you will—get to that budgeting boss status. Yes, really. Read on.
Rachel Cruze walks you through how to set up your very first EveryDollar budget in just three steps.
Learn how to stay consistent with your budgeting habit so you can reach your goals.
Find out what a good grocery budget looks like—and learn how to keep it flexible.
Q: What do your budget and an Olympic gymnast have in common?
A: They’re both flexible.
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Budgeting is telling your money you're in charge. Sticking to the budget is showing your money you're in charge. To do that, you’ve got to get real with your spending and yourself.
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