Learning to manage money is one of the most important subjects that unfortunately is not taught at school. Especially women or men who have to feed and clothe children need to learn how to budget their household money.
There is no magic involved, just common sense and a sense of responsibility.

These are the secrets of budgeting, how to allocate your money correctly.


It sounds trivial at first, but many people actually operate in the red. Make a precise plan so that you don't spend more money than you earn.

Knowing where the money goes

The monthly money is used for health and other insurance, food, clothing and housing costs. Among these, there are some things that you cannot or should not save on, especially when it comes to food and clothes for children.

For all expenses, care must be taken to choose the cheapest and most optimal option. For example, household insurance should have the cheapest rate, provided it fulfils all the expected criteria. The same applies to everything else, including kindergarten, hairdressing and transport.
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After deducting everything that absolutely has to be paid for, you have to budget the rest to live on.

When repaying debts or paying bills, it is better to pay smaller amounts more often if there is simply no more to pay. The creditor must see that you are willing to pay.

Clothes

Clothing is the figurehead of our image. Therefore, even those who have to budget their money should make sure they look smart. It is better to buy inexpensive clothes than branded clothes, as long as they are not cheap and completely out of fashion. Of course, when buying clothes, you should make sure that they can be washed in the washing machine and don't have to be dry-cleaned, which would incur additional costs.
The clothes should be well cared for, always clean and ironed, especially if they were inexpensive.
Good clothing is more important for your appearance than accessories such as jewellery.

Purchasing behaviour

Always prepare a shopping list and stick to it is the be-all and end-all of housekeeping. Ignore the things you don't need.
When shopping for groceries, never go hungry, as this tempts you to buy extra snacks that you don't need.

Buy all your food at the supermarket, not at the petrol station.

Cooking at home is cheaper than going out. You can also cook unusual dishes at home using recipes that are cheaper and perhaps even better than in a restaurant.