Synopses & Reviews
Trusted budget coach Judy Lawrence offers a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide to help you get your spending under control. Over 425,000 copies have been sold since the first edition was published in 1993.
The bestselling guide to getting finances under control—now fully updated and revised for these financially challenging times.
“One of the most usable resources we’ve ever seen.”
—Money magazine
No matter your financial goal, a well-defined budget is the first step to achieving success. The Budget Kit offers consumers a foundation of knowledge, advice in reining in out of control spending, and necessary background information on personal investing.
Judy Lawrence, trusted budget coach and personal financial counselor, uses straightforward and easy-to-understand exercises to teach readers how to meet their financial needs and goals.
The Budget Kit is filled with forms and tools for record-keeping, including:
- Monthly budget worksheet
- Debt repayment worksheet
- Online information record
- Medical expense record
- Flexible spending record
The Budget Kit is fully revised and now includes an updated online resource guide that directs readers to helpful websites for additional information on spending guidelines, credit card debt, and recovery issues.
Review
“A foolproof way to organize and maintain a personal budget.”
—Publisher’s Weekly“I recommend The Budget Kit over other budget books because it doesn’t just give you blank spaces to fill in. It really explains the hows and whys. Even if you’re already in debt it can help you pay off those debts when you know where the money is.” —Terry Savage, Author, The Savage Truth on Money
Synopsis
The bestselling guide to getting finances under control--now fully updated and revised for these financially challenging times. "One of the most usable resources we've ever seen." --
Money magazine
No matter your financial goal, a well-defined budget is the first step to achieving success.
The Budget Kit offers consumers a foundation of knowledge, advice in reining in out of control spending, and necessary background information on personal investing.
Judy Lawrence, trusted budget coach and personal financial counselor, uses straightforward and easy-to-understand exercises to teach readers how to meet their financial needs and goals.
The Budget Kit is filled with forms and tools for record-keeping, including:
- Monthly budget worksheet
- Debt repayment worksheet
- Online information record
- Medical expense record
- Flexible spending record
The Budget Kit is fully revised and now includes an updated online resource guide that directs readers to helpful websites for additional information on spending guidelines, credit card debt, and recovery issues.
Synopsis
The bestselling guide to getting finances under control—now fully updated and revised for these financially challenging times.“One of the most usable resources we’ve ever seen.”
—Money magazine
No matter your financial goal, a well-defined budget is the first step to achieving success. The Budget Kit offers consumers a foundation of knowledge, advice in reining in out of control spending, and necessary background information on personal investing.
Judy Lawrence, trusted budget coach and personal financial counselor, uses straightforward and easy-to-understand exercises to teach readers how to meet their financial needs and goals.
The Budget Kit is filled with forms and tools for record-keeping, including:
- Monthly budget worksheet
- Debt repayment worksheet
- Online information record
- Medical expense record
- Flexible spending record
The Budget Kit is fully revised and now includes an updated online resource guide that directs readers to helpful websites for additional information on spending guidelines, credit card debt, and recovery issues.
Synopsis
Does your credit card balance climb higher and higher every month? Are you overwhelmed by outstanding loans? Do you wish you had a better handle on the future, whether its college funds, retirement savings, investments, or even short-term goals?
No matter your financial goal, a well-defined budget is the first step to meet it. The bestselling classic The Budget Kit has helped hundreds of thousands of people across America develop effective budgets and gain financial freedom. In this fully updated and revised edition, you will gain the skills to control your moneyand your future.
Learn to:
- Create a simple, functional system for managing your finances, with or without financial software
- Navigate the latest developments in the paperless world of electronic banking
- Discover the freedom of being able to achieve your personal and financial goals
- Make a plan to pay off debt and plan for the future
With Judys tried-and-true guidance, you can get your spending under control and create a budget that will get you on the road to financial freedom.
Synopsis
The bestselling guide to getting finances under control—now fully updated and revised for these financially challenging times.“One of the most usable resources we’ve ever seen.”
—Money magazine
No matter your financial goal, a well-defined budget is the first step to achieving success. The Budget Kit offers consumers a foundation of knowledge, advice in reining in out of control spending, and necessary background information on personal investing.
Judy Lawrence, trusted budget coach and personal financial counselor, uses straightforward and easy-to-understand exercises to teach readers how to meet their financial needs and goals.
The Budget Kit is filled with forms and tools for record-keeping, including:
- Monthly budget worksheet
- Debt repayment worksheet
- Online information record
- Medical expense record
- Flexible spending record
The Budget Kit is fully revised and now includes an updated online resource guide that directs readers to helpful websites for additional information on spending guidelines, credit card debt, and recovery issues.
About the Author
Judy Lawrence, MS Ed., lives in Silicon Valley and is a Personal Financial Counselor, Budget Coach and popular speaker on basic money management. Her master’s degree in counseling enhances her skill in helping people manage their money. Judy has been a frequent guest on TV and radio including CNBC, WGN, Iyanla Show, CNN Radio, USA Radio Network and Business Talk Radio and featured in Money, Kiplinger’s, the Chicago Sun-Times, and San Jose Mercury News.