When to review your budget
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Once you have a budget, plan to review it once a year and whenever your personal or financial situation changes.
6 questions to ask yourself
- Does this budget still reflect your financial situation?
- Has your income changed?
- Have any of your expenses gone up or down?
- Do you have more or less debt?
- Have your financial goals changed?
- Does this budget still help you meet your financial goals?
Use your answers to these questions to help you update your budget.
Review your budget as life changes
Review your budget when you:
- get a promotion or new job
- lose a job
- get married or divorced
- have a baby
- approach retirement
- lose your spouse.
Keep your budget up-to-date
Use this
budget worksheet to review and adjust your budget.