my first Budget 101 workshop

On Wednesday, I was given the privilege to do a very informal workshop on budgeting for a group of women at work. Nobody really asked me to do it. In fact, I  volunteered to do it. LOL! Yes, I am that crazy serious with this advocacy to financial freedom. I figure there are a lot of women out there who are once just like me, waiting to be nudged and grubbed from that hole of living from paycheck to paycheck. Just kidding. I’m sure these other women and I have different backgrounds, but I hope that what I shared with them is something that would help them and their family in any way it can.

Anyhow, let me just share with you 3 of the slides I presented during the 1.5 hour workshop:

This slide explains what I think comprises a budget. I encourage and practice the 80/20 rule. The 70/30 rule still remains a goal for me.

I heard this quote from the Pisobilities Caravan of Francisco Colayco (which deserves another blog) that I couldn’t agree more. Why, no matter how big your earning becomes, but you don’t know the basics of budgeting; chances are, you’ll never be able to manage it.

Then, I had to end the workshop with this slide because it says a lot. I hope they’d all follow through with their plans in achieving their life goals by having a budget. J

The workshop was my way of paying it forward. I will be forever grateful to the people who have been supportive in this journey such as RN and JA, whom I look up to immensely. I could do this workshop again and again and again and again if that means I could help and reach out to more people. I wouldn't mind. :)

How about you? Have you paid forward recently? Don’t you just love paying it forward? :)