Budget
Budget is the estimation of revenues and expenses for a definite period of time in the future. It is used by individuals, families, businesses, companies, governments and various other organizations to measure their plans and activities for that specific period of time, in monetary terms.
Types of Budget
Majorly, there are two types of budgets, such as:
1. Static Budget is that kind of a budget that remains unchanged for the entire time period. It doesnt account any change in concerned factors that are occurring in between. They are good when you are supposed to find out the effectiveness of the original budget.
2. Fixed Budget is the kind of budget that changes with the change in factors such as a change in production, sales, company policies, etc. Such budgets are accurate as it calculates each and every change that has occurred within that particular time period.
Importance of a Budget
A budget creates planning on how you wish to spend your money. There are a few more reasons on how a budget can be beneficial for you:
- It helps you achieve your long-term goals, by making you save a certain amount of money each month.
- When you plan your finances cleverly with a budget, then you do not have to worry about the unexpected emergencies of life.
- A budget will never let you spend excessively and hence will always keep you out of debts.