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Category Monthly Take-home Pay   Guideline Percentage   Category Spending Amount
Housing $ X     = $
Transportation $ X     = $
Food $ X     = $
Entertainment $ X     = $
Clothing $ X     = $
Medical/Dental $ X     = $
Miscellaneous $ X     = $
Insurance $ X     = $
Education/Child Care $ X     = $
Debt Payments $ X     = $
Saving $ X     = $
Investment $ X     = $
Other* $ X     = $

                                                        Total of all Category Spending amounts = $_________________


* If you have an expense that does not fall into any other category, use "other" and deduct the amount from other categories.


Example:

Housing $ 2,500 X   .35 = $875

2,500 X .35 = 875  Calculate all of the other budget categories the same way.



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