Comments on: How the Heck Do I Balance an Unsteady Paycheck? https://www.moneypeach.com/how-to-budget-an-irregular-income/ Clear A Path To Financial Freedom. Fri, 24 May 2019 18:36:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 By: Peach https://www.moneypeach.com/how-to-budget-an-irregular-income/#comment-809 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:48:01 +0000 https://www.moneypeach.com/?p=2781#comment-809 In reply to Laurie.

Ahhhh yes Laurie! The WANTS vs the NEEDS. To tell you the truth, I think everyone battles with this a little bit. However, by simply paying attention to it and taking an extra second to ask yourself, “Do I really need this or do I just really want it” is a giant step in the right direction. Thanks for your comment Laurie! 🙂

]]> By: Laurie https://www.moneypeach.com/how-to-budget-an-irregular-income/#comment-808 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:13:38 +0000 https://www.moneypeach.com/?p=2781#comment-808 I have become quite the penny pincher over the last few years as I found it empowering to see my savings accounts grow. Put a lot of time into thinking about what are actually wants and needs, and finding things to do that are fun but really don’t cost anything. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Chris Peach https://www.moneypeach.com/how-to-budget-an-irregular-income/#comment-807 Thu, 26 May 2016 11:24:49 +0000 https://www.moneypeach.com/?p=2781#comment-807 In reply to Catherine Alford.

It makes sense. If you can apply “steady” to anything in your life, you’re going to find it to be less of a pain in the butt. I also recommend doing this for any bills in your life that you can “equalize”, or to be the same each month. Many utilitiy and gas companies will allow you to average out the year to pay the same monthly payment which makes budgeting a heck-of-a-lot easier 🙂

]]> By: Catherine Alford https://www.moneypeach.com/how-to-budget-an-irregular-income/#comment-806 Fri, 13 May 2016 21:00:55 +0000 https://www.moneypeach.com/?p=2781#comment-806 Great suggestions! Lots of successful budgeters I know pay themselves a steady paycheck out of their earnings just like you suggest.

]]> By: Peach https://www.moneypeach.com/how-to-budget-an-irregular-income/#comment-805 Thu, 12 May 2016 03:36:56 +0000 https://www.moneypeach.com/?p=2781#comment-805 In reply to GrOW.

Right on! I will say easier and harder by yourself. When you’re doing this budget by yourself, your needs and wants may blend together and you don’t have an accountability partner to check you at the door.

I once say a lady who had 40+ purses and she was completely broke. I asked her why she had 40 purses and she told me whenever she felt broke, she would make herself feel better buying a purse.

She was single and didn’t have an accountability partner.

(She sold about 38 of them later on)

]]> By: GrOW https://www.moneypeach.com/how-to-budget-an-irregular-income/#comment-804 Wed, 11 May 2016 00:26:27 +0000 https://www.moneypeach.com/?p=2781#comment-804 Great article.

I really like the simple but powerful step 2 – determine your needs. Easier by yourself but if done by a couple, they are already on the right path.

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