Planning and budgeting
I can plan and budget for my current and future saving and spending.
Planning and budgeting
I can plan and budget for my current and future saving and spending.
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Key learning points
- There are a range of ways to plan and keep track of personal finances.
- A proactive approach to managing money can be taken if personal finances are tracked and circumstances change.
- Budgeting plays an important role in saving for unexpected emergencies.
Keywords
Bank statement - A bank statement is record of all transactions that occurred during a set period of time.
Budget - A budget is a way to manage your money. It can be used to keep track of your expenditure and make sure that it does not exceed your income.
Common misconception
A bank statement is the only way to keep track of your money.
Visual representations can be useful for viewing and interpreting large amounts of data and can be used to see the proportion of income spent on different areas over a set period.
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