I'm a financial coach and there are 5 steps I recommend to clients when they overspend - Business Insider

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'A budget is a guide but no one has it down 100%.' Presented by Fidelity

Even the best of budgeters overspend on occasion.

Then, I suggest looking at all your accounts to see if you can make adjustments to other categories. This article is a contributed piece as part of a series focused on millennial financial empowerment called Have you ever taken a look at your bills or bank account only to realize you spent more money than you intended to?Here are five steps to recovering from overspending:First and foremost, put a freeze on your spending. No more grabbing coffees or drinks, eating dinners out, or checking out on Amazon. Put a full stop on all spending until you can get a better idea of what happened.

What you have left over is to be used for all variable spending such as food, groceries, shopping, etc. You can split the total into amounts for each category. If you already have a budget then make sure everything is updated and accounted for so that you can move onto the next step. Once you have a budget set up you can move money around from one category of spending to another.

 

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