{"id":1032,"date":"2014-03-22T06:52:15","date_gmt":"2014-03-22T10:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/?page_id=1032"},"modified":"2014-03-31T20:26:35","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T00:26:35","slug":"challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/challenge","title":{"rendered":"Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take the Free \u201c5 Week Money Challenge\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how it works.<\/p>\n<p>Each week, I will give you one simple task to complete.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 5 weeks, you will be in better control of your finances.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- Week 1 Challenge --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 468px; height: 60px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8665362283969338\" data-ad-slot=\"5606169978\"><\/ins><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1060\" alt=\"challenge\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/challenge.png\" width=\"272\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/challenge.png 272w, https:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/challenge-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started !<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Week 1<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Follow the Trail (Find out where you spend your money)<br \/>\n1. Open &#8220;My Budget&#8221; Tool (below)<br \/>\n2. Fill out &#8220;Projected Cost&#8221; (estimate)<br \/>\n3. Track your monthly spending (use phone app, or good old fashion paper).<br \/>\n4. Complete &#8220;Actual Cost&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MonthlyBudgetPlanner.xls\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-995\" alt=\"Budget_EjiTech\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Budget_EjiTech.png\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Budget_EjiTech.png 800w, https:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Budget_EjiTech-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ejitech.com\/howtosavemoney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Budget_EjiTech-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Budget Planning Tool<\/strong><br \/>\n* Simple to use.<br \/>\n* Automatically calculates totals.<br \/>\n* Compare estimated and actual cost.<br \/>\n* Broad income and expense categories.<br \/>\n* Additional field for other expenses.<\/p>\n<p>**Feel free to share this with anyone that needs it.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take the Free \u201c5 Week Money Challenge\u201d. 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