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Starting a budget is really not that hard to accomplish. The problem most people face is a fear of realization. Simply put, most people procrastinate and never begin a personal budget because they are afraid to know just how serious their financial situation might be. The truth is that, in order to achieve success in creating and executing a personal budget you have to know the totality of your financial situation is the key to success.

To conquer this underlying obstacle, you should begin by think of a goal that far outweighs the fears. In other words, maybe a trip to London, Greece, or even Disneyworld could be enough motivation for you to get over your fear of knowing just how much debt you have. Brainstorm some lofty goals that you would want to accomplish if you were in a better situation. This will motivate you to push past your fear of knowing the first step in the personal budgeting process.

Next, you will want to note those goals down on paper. My recommendation is to think of no less than 5 major goals and then think of five minor goals! The 5 major goals should be the expensive things that you want to accomplish. The five minor goals should be little goals that are fairly easy to own. Don't forget to write them down on a piece of paper. Put this piece of paper up somewhere you'll see it everyday to help keep your goals fresh in your mind. For this part, most of my clients have even created a smaller version and placed it in a billfold or someplace like it. Whatever your decision, make sure you put your goals somewhere you will notice them.

Finally, create a step by step system to accomplish your goals. You should be thinking about each step by itself. Each step should logically lead to the next. As an example, if you wanted to plan a personal excursion to someplace exotic, you would first need to research how much you would need to spend to go on the trip. This would include dates, accomodations, airfare, car rental, and etc. Once you have the total amount you can then incorporate this into your budget to create a plan to achieve your goal.

These are just a few of the ways to finally create the personal budget that you need. Majority of us, make excuses for not starting it and really it's more about a fear that we have to conquer. This article has given you some great information, now it is on you to take action to start your own budget.

Samantha Fox has been a personal home budget counselor for several years. She enjoys assisting people to achieve their financial goals. If you would like even more great information on personal budgeting, Samantha recommends Mo Conley's site about how to setup a personal home budget which you can see here: home budget or http://www.setupafamilybudget.com/index3.html


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