How to Know When It's Time for a Budget

Tip 1 - How to know when it's time to dump Excel for BP&F software

Learn how to recognize the signs that Excel can no longer handle your budgeting, planning and forecasting and it's time for specialized BP&F software.

Tip 2 - Peter Reith: Now it's time for the Morrison budget

The Prime Minister and Treasurer don't have much of an economic strategy but they do have a political plan.

Tip 3 - If You're Regularly Exceeding Your Budget, It's Time to Change It

Your monthly budget for things like food, utilities, or other variable expenses is more often a guideline than a calculation. If you’re frequently exceeding those budgets, don’t keep lying to yourself and adjusting to fit the narrative. Adjust your budget instead.
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Tip 4 - SEN. PHIL WILLIAMS: It's time for foundation repairs to Alabama's budget

By now I’m sure that you’ve heard that Alabama has a budget problem. As the Chairman for the State Senate Committee for Fiscal Responsibility I firmly believe that the budget woes we face this year can be fixed without raising taxes or relying upon gambling. But to do so we will have to make some repairs to the foundation of the Alabama budget process.
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Tip 5 - It’s time for Connecticut to break its bad budget habits

As recent decisions by the legislature’s budget committees show, it is not easy to meet the demands of Connecticut’s many human needs while limiting the burden on taxpayers, but solutions do exist and there is evidence they have worked in other states. The Connecticut Institute for the 21st Century (CT21.org), has produced a series of six reports outlining a “Framework for Connecticut’s Fiscal Future.”

Tip 6 - Madigan: So few tax votes, it's time for 'alternative budget' - Chicago

SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan delivered crushing news to Gov. Pat Quinn’s hopes of passing an income-tax extension, telling reporters Wednesday that less than half of the House Democratic caucus supports the governor’s budget plan. “Obviously, it’s a very difficult vote in a difficult time,” Madigan, D-Chicago, told reporters after a brief closed-door meeting of House Democrats.