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Most category lists are too fine to survive February. Here are the sixteen that hold, what belongs in each, and the four that are missing from almost every budget that failed.
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Most category lists are too fine to survive February. Here are the sixteen that hold, what belongs in each, and the four that are missing from almost every budget that failed.

A sinking fund turns an irregular expense into a monthly amount. Here are the nine most households need, what each one really costs, and why the total is $603.

A budget tells you what you meant to do. A spending plan survives the month it meets. The four-bucket method, worked through one household's real $4,800.