How I Would Budget $7,000 a Month

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[brookie]

Can you do this but in other incomes? 2k, 3k, 4K, etc… maybe use percentages for all the categories. 25% housing….

[nathalieisneon]

Everyone is complaining but… I actually prefer Rachel’s budget over Dave’s extreme. People, this is still a tight budget. 50 dollar a month eating out isn’t going to break their budget (unlike many people spending 500-1k) it gives the person a tiny bit of leeway for once or a few times a month to grab food in case of something happening. I think this is a realistic tight budget. Good job Rachel!

[samanthaberch]

That couple had a TON of extra money flying out the door they needed to tighten up.

[sherribrink]

Loved this. Would love to see more of these done. It would benefit those learning how to budget, how to use Every Dollar, and to improve on their current budgets. Thanks ❤

[crystalrobinson]

Thank you so much for sharing this Rachel. I'm a visual learner and this helps take the stress out of breaking it down. Please do this monthly with random "pop up" expenses and what that looks like.

[vhol]

This is great, would love to see this video becoming a full on series !

[chanelm.]

This was awesome! It was great to see the baby steps process out of order. Please continue this segment. Would love to see this process with older adults on a fixed income.

[shannonshannon]

I love this real life budget!!! I would love to see more with varying incomes, debts, goals, retirement positions, etc. Love it!

[smilybacon]

Really like a series for real life budgetting as you go through the steps.

[nhtr]

Hi Rachel! I love your channel and SMHH! I’d love to see you do more of these with more debt or less income, etc. Fantastic video!

[KKahn]

This is the best video!! I’d love to see these a couple times a month with all different baby steps and incomes.

[GillianMarshall-psiw]

Great video Rachel! I would love to see more of these.

[stosh]

I am surprised Rachel kept the allocation for savings toward their vacation to the Holy Land. With being in Baby Step 2 and supposedly being gazelle intense, I would have eliminated that savings since a vacation is a luxury, not a necessity.

[binfordtoolman]

IMO, Rachel is the most balanced & realistic of the Ramsey personalities. Unlike Dave, she shows some flexibility while sticking to the overall principles of the Ramsey plan. One example is the "Chick-fil-A" run of $50. Dave would have never supported that. As a result, I think this couple will be more successful under Rachel's coaching vs Dave's. If the plan is too rigid & unrealistic, people will lose interest in the plan and fail.

[WriteHollyDavis]

This was sooo helpful!! More of these please :)

[lisagallant]

This was SO SO SO helpful a) to see everydollar in action b) to see you cutting things that maybe others wouldn't like lawncare or house keeping VERY VERY helpful ❤❤❤

[susang.]

Thanks Rachel, This is a great video. Every Dollar has been the most incredible game changer for me; been using it for several years now.

[Bfolks]

This is a fun series!!! Do more of these !!

[christiS]

I love this. I like that you showed the every dollar on a lap top. I’ve only tried it on my phone and didn’t care for it. But this I liked.

[jasonhernandez]

Appreciate the $0 budget example using the app, everyone's situation will be different and look forward (hopefully) to other types of budget situations. I like the "what if" senarios and how you went back and adjusted for the $100 "buffer". This is realistic with a $7k income... I'm sure there are other challenging income situations but, the budget will show if a side hustles and selling stuff for extra income is required to meet your monthly money goals.