Budgeting Made Easy:
What You Need to Know
Discretionary Expenses Worksheet
Discretionary expenses are items that are not necessary for survival. After you have tracked your spending for a month, put the total amount spent for each category in the Current Payment field.
When you have finished recording your current payments for all of the categories, go back and determine if you need to adjust the amount spent. If your expense-to-income-ratio is out of balance and you are spending more money than you earn, items from this category should be eliminated or cut back first.
In the Adjusted to Balance Income field put amount to be spent on the category next month.
| Monthly Expenses |
Current Expenditure |
Adjusted to Balance Income |
|---|---|---|
| Entertainment/Recreation | ||
| Movies/Plays | ||
| Dining Out | ||
| Sporting Events | ||
| Magazines/Newspapers | ||
| Barber/Beauty Salon | ||
| Hobbies | ||
| Fund Raisers/Organization Dues | ||
| Other | ||
| Other | ||
| Other | ||
| Total |
Navigate this Series
- Budgeting Made Easy
- Creating a Budget
- Discretionary Expenses Worksheet
- Flexible Expenses Worksheet
- Income Worksheet
- Credit Card Debt Worksheet
- Fixed Expenses Worksheet
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