They're the first words out of every financial planner's mouth: Create a budget and stick to it. That can be much easier said than done. (From the Buffalo Evening News) Read the complete review and photos at the Buffalo News site at the end of the article.
But if you want the help, there is more out there now than ever before. Web-based budgeting tools have come a long way from the bare bones spreadsheets of old. Visually stunning and full of digital tricks, today's financial software is no more difficult than and just as entertaining as a game of Bejeweled or Mafia Wars. Yet at the end of it all you'll actually have spent your time on something productive. And maybe you'll find a way to amass genuine riches rather than racking up points that are good only in the virtual world.
Best of all, several online budgeting programs are free.
BudgetToolkit.com http://www.budgettoolkit.com/
KEEPING SAFE
Does entering sensitive financial information into online budgeting software give you the willies? Good. It should.
But if you decide the free, online budgeting help is worth the risk, there are a few things you can do to help keep your information safe.. Be sure to change your passwords often, use a different password for every account and choose passwords consisting of difficult-to-guess combinations of letters and numbers.. Be sure your anti-virus and anti-spy-ware software is active and up to date.
. If you don't have protective software, ShopSmart magazine suggests you build your own suite using free programs available online. Try AntiVir Personal ( www.free-av.com ), Microsoft Windows Defender (www.microsoft.com/defender ) and Spamfighter ( www.spamfighter.com/ download_download. asp).
. Watch for security seals, such as VeriSign, to be sure your data is encrypted and cannot be viewed by others. . Do your homework on budgeting software. Verify the Web site against trusted third-party reviews.
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