Guest Opinion: Fidgeting while budgeting or fudgeting the budget

Guest Opinion by Louise Shawkat, Ashland Daily Tidings, February 14, 2018

People equate budget with money. Governments, companies, organizations, families use budgets. Budgeting is yearly financial planning; income and expenses should equal out.

Budgets outline steps needed to make businesses (households) fiscally responsible: highlighting needs versus wants. It’s hard to fudget bottom lines, sometimes these numbers make us fidget. Reaching predetermined goals successfully takes commitment.

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