We show you how to create a budget or personal finance dashboard in Excel to keep your expenses in sync with reality. Useful if you want to stay within your budget.

While there are many different types of budgets, they all serve as a framework for how you will spend your future cash. Sometimes aspirational and sometimes rigid, budgets are often a work in progress ...

Fixed expenses (rent, insurance) remain constant monthly, while variable expenses (groceries, utilities) fluctuate. The 50/30/20 rule allocates 50% for needs, 30% for wants and 20% for savings and ...