Mastering Organisation and Financial Wellness: Organise Your Life with a Budget

14 Dec

This week let's explore budgeting from an organising perspective. Whether you hate it, or simply dislike it, budgeting is a crucial aspect of organising anything — be it, a business, a household, or individual finances. Regardless of the scale, everything needs a budget to function efficiently.

I'll be honest, budgeting isn't my favourite activity, and it probably never will be. However, over the years, I've realised its significance and have been tracking expenses with mixed success. Tracking expenses is undoubtedly easier than budgeting and adjusting your budget as life unfolds. I manage two sets of finances, one for my business and one for my personal life. Both budgets have been digitised, making it easy to adapt to changes.

Organise your home and business finances

For my business, I've implemented a sophisticated system that scans receipts and seamlessly integrates with my business software. On the home front, I prefer a simpler budgeting tool - YNAB (You Need a Budget). YNAB makes it a breeze to draw payments directly from your bank accounts, and with a few clicks on your phone, computer, or tablet, your budget can sync together and stay up-to-date.

Budgeting is one of the top organising skills

Budgeting has evolved, and it has never been easier to have all your expenses on a screen and categorise them effortlessly. It's an extension of what organised people do. It starts with organising your spaces, leading to improved surroundings. Feeling proud of yourself, wanting an organising challenge to eventually, the skill of managing your finances and budgets. Just like organising spaces, budgeting can be done one item at a time. Whether it's one bill or one receipt, take it step by step, find out what software and system works for you and tweak until you got it working ‘perfectly’.

It’s time for you to gain control of your finances

This week, I encourage you to explore some of the budgeting software available in the market. Witness how effortlessly you can gain control of your finances by managing them efficiently. Let's dive into the world of organised living and financial well-being, one budget at a time. Embrace this skill and watch as your life transforms into a more organised and financially stable version of itself.