Bonnie's Household Budget Book: The Essential Guide for Getting Control of Your Money Plastic Comb – August 18, 2001

This is the book used when we were in a tough place. Great setup and easy to understand. My wife uses it now coaching rising business women and single moms trying to get their feet under them again.

This book is a real gem and useful for everyone regardless of one's tax bracket. It has helped me understand how I [and now my family] spend money and gave me the answer to that all-important question: "Where Does the money go?" She provides work sheets that one can use or not, according to one's understanding of one's money. I recommend reviewing and reworking the work sheets every year or so since finances and financial goals can change as time goes by, needs change, and finances shift. This book is a must for young adults first setting out as well as for older folks who need to get a handle on spending and saving. Very user-friendly.I involve my children [ages 7 and 11] in the family budget and using this book. It is important that they learn at home that a finite amount of money comes into the home and a finite amount of money can leave the home. It has been a powerful teaching tool.And finally, most importantly, this book helps one prioritize when and how one spends or saves. There are some purchases that I have waited on, specifically because I did not want to write it in the book. I have also challenged my family to get through one day a week in which no purchases are made and savings are added to. Those lines are fun to review with the family at the end of the month.

This is exactly what I was looking for and has so many great features that set you up for a successful year of budgeting.One thing I wish were different is either have a metal spiral or, even better, have it in bound paperback format. I saw this planner in a store but didn't buy it because the spiral was broken. I ordered it here instead and it was in perfect condition. However, after about 10 minutes of use the plastic spiral was already coming out of the pages & cover. For a budget planner that will get used a lot, that isn't ideal. I'm hoping to come up with some type of solution that will make it more sturdy and longer lasting.

Love this. Very old-school way of running a household budget but affective. It’s like my mom was teaching me to manage things.

Bought this book four years ago and use it once a month to record my monthly income and expenses, it helps forecast a P&L each month so I know how to budget on a monthly basis. It is very easy and provides future guidance so financial issues are avoided and bills are paid on time. It is well worth 5 starts. Just recently I purchased this book for a friend who was having financial concerns to help avoid future financial problems.

I feel like everything in the book was common sense and nothing I didn't already know. I also feel it was written over a decade ago when people didn't even have cell phones. A lot of her money saving suggestions seem like they're for farm-type people (canning and drying fruits etc) and not the modern family. I didn't get much out of it.

Bonnie points you to a great method of managing your budget and even provides hints for people who work only on commission, a real rarity in the budgeting field. Preprinted forms that will blow you away, because she gives a place for everything financial, in one little book.

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Helps lay out a good plan for your budget and gives excellent tips on how to manage money and get back on top of the heap.