{"id":2195,"date":"2016-06-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.simplifimoney.com\/blog\/how-create-budget\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T09:37:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T16:37:41","slug":"how-create-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quicken.com\/blog\/how-create-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019ve been following along and setting up Quicken as you work through this guide, you now know where your money is going, and where you stand regarding your upcoming bills and income. Knowing these critical facts about your finances sets the stage for the next huge benefit of Quicken: keeping your spending in line with your income. And relax, you don\u2019t need to track each and every penny; tracking just a few critical spending categories is usually enough to keep your expenses under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does Quicken do it? This will sound familiar: a section on the Home tab makes it easy to see if you\u2019re coming in under your target or if you\u2019re in danger of blowing your budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Click the&nbsp;<strong>Home<\/strong>&nbsp;tab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quicken.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Home-tab_10.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Click&nbsp;<strong>Get Started<\/strong>, in the&nbsp;<strong>Budget Your Spending<\/strong>&nbsp;section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quicken.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Budget-spending-a_4.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Enter a name<\/strong>&nbsp;for your&nbsp;budget and then&nbsp;<strong>OK.<\/strong>&nbsp;Quicken creates a budget for your&nbsp;recurring personal expense categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quicken.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Create-a-new-budget_4.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>When you\u2019ve finished,<\/strong>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong>Budget Your Spending<\/strong>&nbsp;section on the Home tab shows you how you\u2019re doing with your overall spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quicken.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Budget-spending_4.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been following along and setting up Quicken as you work through this guide, you now know where your money is going, and where you stand regarding your upcoming bills and income. 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