Re: What are your budget categories?
This is what I have on My Challenge:
Emer./Big Purchase Fund
Savings
Rent
Household (I wish I had broken this up, into the day to day stuff like tp and detergent, and the bigger stuff, like furniture, linens, etc.)
Netflix
Electricity/Gas
Charity
Gasoline
Phone
Grocery
Ent./Rest.
Auto Repairs & Tires, etc
Car Insurance
Car Registration and AAA
Clothing
Internet
Cable
Health Insurance
Health - copay, OTC
Toiletries, Haircare
Gifts
Miscellaneous
These are the categories I use in Quicken
Auto: Fuel, Service, Insurance, Other
Charity
Clothing
Dining
Entertainment: Books, Work, Other
Gifts Given
Groceries
Household (everything from TP to furniture)
Medical: Doctor, Medicine, Other
Misc
Personal (beauty, haircut, personal hygiene)
Postage
Rent
Utilities: Cable TV/Internet, Gas & Electric, Telephone
Vacation: Lodging, Travel (plane, etc.), other
The Netflix is under entertainment. Health insurance and taxes aren't listed because I just enter my net paycheck-my preference, not necessarily advocating.
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