Thursday, 25 October 2012

A Personal Budget: Spendable Income and All

By Alex Zieniewicz


Having a personal budget and keeping up with your finances is an important task. You need to know how much you are spending in different areas of your life so that you know how much you have to spend in other areas. Your personal budget should include disposable income, discretionary income as well as spendable income. Having a personal budget with these three items will tell you how much you should spend on all different aspects of your life.

The amount of money that you have left over for spending and saving is known as disposable income. This money is what you have after taxes have been paid. This money you should use for saving for those vacations that you have been wanting to go on or traveling across the U.S.

The money that you have left after spending on necessary items such as clothing, shelter and food is known as discretionary income. Since these are the essentials to life that you cannot live without they must be calculated into your personal budget. With your discretionary income you are free to spend the rest of your income on whatever you would like. You should still consider saving your money and also remember that you might have emergencies or other purchases that you need to spend on.

Your spendable income is the money that you have after paying taxes. This is the money that you have to spend on necessities and other purchases. It is important to figure out your spendable income because this amount will show you how much money you actually have, since there is no choice in the amount of taxes that you pay. Spendable income will provide you with a rough estimate of how much money you have to spend on purchases.

Knowing what each type of income means and having a personal budget is important to make sure your spending is on track. It is good to know what your spending is adding up to and when you should make certain purchases. Having a personal budget will help you keep your finances in place and have you spending your money when you should be.




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