How to spend less money, starting with a budget
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This story was originally published on August 17, 2020, and has been updated.
Budgeting gets a bad reputation.
"The first image that comes to most people's mind is dieting or imprisonment," says Jesse Mecham, founder of the budgeting software You Need A Budget. But that, Mecham says, is an inaccurate picture. "Budgeting is not about being handcuffed. It's really about being liberated."
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