When someone tries to lose weight, the more they track what they are eating and how much they exercise, they better they do. The same goes for keeping a budget because it is very easy to eat something unconsciously as spending money unconsciously as well. The most basic part of a good financial budget is creating a realistic monthly budget. The same thing happens when you do not allot the right payment for water. You will not have water to drink, to cook and to take a bath with. Without water, there is a high risk of dehydration. Therefore, you have to keep watch that you drink only when you have to and not otherwise. This budgeting tip could prevent you from consuming the water you have left and it also dampens your risk of getting dehydrated. The easiest place to cut corners are on expenses that requires our discretion such as grocery bill, or the entertainment expenses. Necessary and fixed expenses such as mortgage, or rent, car insurance, utility bills can be lessened a little, but for the most part will stay the same. You don't have to deprive yourself of everything that you enjoy, but cutting back a little will help. Credit card allows you to spend over and above your current budget, which is bad, especially if you are not expecting any money to come in anytime soon. 2. Saving Make a saving plan - Everytime you receive an income, whethere that be from your regular salary, bonuses or sidejobs, take at least ten percent (10%) from it as your savings. The Australian National Audit Office has identified the advantages of activity based budgeting: The Advantages - Output costs are supported by a schedule of costed activities - Opportunities to examine work processes - Identifies non value-adding activities that can be eliminated - Basis of a performance measurement system and direct link between strategic goals and operational realities - Enables cost profiles to be managed - Accurate costing data for operational management - Costs are transparent, understandable and actionable Disadvantages - Activity definition may become too detailed and the model may become too complex and difficult to maintain - Underestimation of the task of collecting activity driver data - Implementation may be considered a financial management fad and there is insufficient commitment from operational managers Activity Based Budgeting Disadvantages - Usually requires buying Activity Based Budgeting software - Requires training of all managers including budgeting department - Requires people to really understand what drives their budget - Eliminates excuse that activity volume changed because it makes visible volume changes - Requires everyone to collect or estimate activity volume By understanding how resources are transformed into products or services, and byfocusing on the cost of activities, activity based budgeting helps an organisation to obtain a greaterunderstanding of how costs behave in their organization and which activities create significant amounts of cost. For students: It will help you in budgeting money if you can get a job. A job does not only involve earning more money for you to spend outside of the money your parents send you, but it can help you boost your career potentials when you graduate from college. There are companies around town that offers part time and full time jobs for students like you.