Your Family Budget: Step by Step

A budget can help you to plan for expenses and know where your money is going

10 Free Household Budget Spreadsheets

A reader recently asked me if I knew of any good and free budgeting spreadsheets.

Soap with used cooking oil

Avoid the obstruction of kitchen pipes and the polution made by the used cooking oil!

Household budget calculator

Our household budget calculator lets you track exactly where the money goes every month - the first step to cutting back

A few bob – prevention project against indebtedness of young people

Each fifth teenager is in debt, each tenth teenager is overindebted! Thus it is important to learn how to handle money responsibly at an early stage.

A household budget in these times (German)

Being good at budgeting means to be able to handle money effectively. But if you are not good at it you might not be able to make ends meet and find yourself in financial difficulties sooner or later.Find out what a household budget is, how much money you need, how to make a budget, and how to save money.

Financial Apps (German)

The newspaper "Die Welt" recommends some apps that can help handle money.

Loan calculator (German)

Work out the amortisation schedule as well as the annual percentage rate of charge for loans with a constant rate and payment.

Budget Checker APP

The free budget checker app for iOS and Android helps young people to better control their expenditures. It offers a quick and simple overview of the available amount of money on a day-to-day basis.

Lesson Resources on Financial Literacy

Schools increasingly take on the task of teaching financial and consumer literacy. Primarily, the teaching recourses on this webpage serve as a 'tool box' for teachers, providing a rich supply of elaborated modules and didactics.

Consumer Classroom

Consumer Classroom is a community website for teachers bringing together an extensive library of consumer education resources from across the EU, along with interactive and collaborative tools to help prepare and share lessons with students and other teachers.

Keeping Your Home - Advice for Those with Mortgage Arrears

Keepingyourhome.ie is provided by the Citizens Information Board and the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS). The website aims to provide comprehensive information on the services and entitlements available if you are having difficulties paying your rent or making your mortgage repayments.

Assessing you Situation - Money Advice and Budgeting Service

This resource by the Money Advice and Budgeting Service allows you to take the first step towards resolving your debt and financial issues by assessing the severity of your financial situation.

Personal Insolvency - Money Advice and Budgeting Service

This page contains basic information on Personal Insolvency

MABS Self Help Guide

This interactive online tool, developed by the Money Advice and Budgeting Service allows you to assess your situation and plan for a debt-free future.

Budgeting Tool by Money Advice and Budgeting Service

This easy-to-use online budgeting tool offers step-by-step guidance on creating your own household budget.  With this tool, it is easy to plan your finances.  If you find after using this tool that you are experiencing income defecits, MABS offer guidance on how to plan to resolve your debts.

Problem Debt by keepingyourhome.ie

This page contains advice and information on how to overcome your problem debt.

Applying for Debt Relief Notice by MABS

This page contains useful information on how to apply for a Debt Relief Notice.  This information is supplied by MABS, the Money Advice and Budgeting Service.

Dealing with Mortgage Debt by MABS

This page contains information of resources and supports available to those who are experiencing difficulties making their mortgage payments.  This information is provided by MABS, the Money Advice and Budgeting Service.

Debt Education Programmes provided by MABS

The Money Advice and Budgeting Service often organises and delivers training programmes for individuals who are struggling to manage their finances.  Information on how to access these courses can be found on this page.