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4 Steps to Budget for Halloween with Personal Finance Software

By Shelley Elmblad, About.com

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Budget for Halloween

Save money by budgeting for next Halloween.Michael Richter Photo / Morguefile.com
Now open the budgeting set up in your financial software. You will see the Halloween category and, if you created them, Halloween-related subcategories. Take a look at the spending report you generated in Step 2 to determine how much you spent on candy, costumes, etc.

Enter the amount you plan to spend next Halloween into the budget set up in your financial software. Doing this registers as a commitment in your mind and will help you to stick to a Halloween spending plan.

The key to not going into the red in your Halloween budget is to deposit a monthly amount into your savings that is designated for Halloween spending so you have the funds available next October.

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