A Primer on Budgeting

Money may be the root of all evil, but it's certainly much easier to do good if you've got it. We talk a bit about budgeting and how we handle our finances. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Mint The Ultimate Guide To Budgeting In College Daily Budget for iOS Daily Budget alternative for Android Tom's net worth tracker Tom's budget modeler Ku Cha House of Tea Listen Money Matters Credit Karma Nerdwallet Nerdwallet - Best College Student Credit Cards of 2017 A Crash Course on How to Start Investing (Even If You’re in Debt) (Ep. 168) How One Recent College Grad Intends to Retire at 40 Mr. Money Mustache Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:00:28 – Some info about the tea 0:02:12 – Defining your financial goals and retiring like Mr. Money Mustache 0:12:44 – Automating payments and finances in general 0:16:50 – Visualizing your finances through the money pipeline analogy 0:18:03 – Filling up the essential money pipeline “buckets” 0:26:57 – Managing the remaining “buckets” based on your personal needs 0:35:15 – Dealing with non-monthly, yet predictable expenses 0:37:43 – Sacrificing fun and happiness in favor of important expenses 0:43:32 – Sponsor: FreshBooks (Working as a freelancer) 0:46:17 – Martin’s budgeting method 0:55:08 – Keeping track of expenses and more on trading happiness for money 1:06:32 – Tips and benefits of using credit cards 1:15:55 – Being a deadbeat vs having a lot of credit card debt 1:22:36 – Recap and conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.