10 steps to Creating a Better Budget

In this episode of Money on Tap, listeners can find out ten helpful steps when it comes to budgeting. A lot of people may not know exactly how to handle their finances and may not even have a clue about where to start with a budget! Ben and Seth outline ten easy ways to begin dabbling in budgeting, and their recommendation is to take notes on this episode of Money on Tap so you can go back and really implement some of their best tips. Ben Brayshaw and Seth Krussman are partners of Brayshaw Financial Group. Having questions about retirement and financial planning is normal, and the Brayshaw Financial Group is here to help! Reach out to Ben and Seth at 855-226-8551, or [email protected] doesn't inflation feel like the official 3%?Because inflation is the rate at which prices rise, while affordability is the level of prices you have to live with — and that level never resets. Retirees also buy a different basket than the CPI emphasizes: shelter costs, insurance, property taxes, healthcare, prescriptions, food, and fuel, several of which run far hotter than headline inflation. Oil compounds it, touching every leg of the delivery chain. A resilient retirement plan stress-tests income needs well above the Fed's target and fights back with pricing-power equities, reasonable bond yields, guaranteed lifetime income for core expenses, and tax mitigation that lets you keep more of every distribution.