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Beginning a budget is really not that difficult to do. The problem most people encounter is a fear of knowing. Meaning, most people procrastinate and never start a home budget because they are afraid to know just how serious their situation might be. The reality is that, in order to achieve success in creating and executing a budget you have to know the big picture of your financial situation is the key to achieving succes.

To overcome this underlying fear, you should begin by creating a goal that far outweighs your fears. In other words, maybe a trip to London, Greece, or even Disneyland will be enough motivation for you to conquer the fear of knowing just how much money you owe. Think of some lofty goals that you would want to accomplish if you were in a better situation. This will help you to push past the fear of realizing your financial sitation. This is {basically the beginning in the personal home budgeting process.

Now, you will need to write those goals down on paper. My recommendation is to brainstorm at least 5 major goals and then think of 5 minor goals! The five major goals should be the expensive things that you want to own. The five minor goals should be little goals that are fairly easy to own. Then write them down on a piece of paper. Put this piece of paper up somewhere you'll notice it everyday to help keep your goals fresh in your mind. For this step, most of my clients have even created a smaller version and placed it in a wallet or someplace like it. Whatever you decide, make sure you put your goals somewhere you will notice them.

Finally, develop a step by step system to achieve your goals. You should be thinking about each step individually. Each level should logically lead to the next. As an example, if you wanted to plan a personal excursion to someplace exotic, you would first need to find out how much it would cost to go on the trip. This would include dates, accomodations, airfare, transportation, and etc. When you have the total amount you can then work this into your home budget to create a plan to achieve this goal.

These are just a few of the steps to finally create the personal home budget that you want. Most of us, manufacture excuses for not starting it and really it's more about a fear that we have to overcome. This short report has given you some great advice, now it is on you to use it to start your own personal home budget.

Samantha Fox has been a home budget counselor for several years. She enjoys helping people to achieve their financial goals. If you would like even more solid information on personal budgeting, Samantha recommends Mo Conley's site about how to setup a personal budget which you can see here: personal finance or http://www.setupafamilybudget.com/index3.html

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