A budget may be the humble foundation of managing your personal finances, but can it help you answer deeper questions you may have about your money?

Two Cents' video, 3 Steps to a Bulletproof Budget, dives into the numbers and explores how your budget can help you understand your cash flow capability, savings rate, and essentials to income ratio. Students will see how building a budget can give them a holistic snapshot of where their finances stand and provide insight into any modifications they might want to make.

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About the Author

Sonia Dalal

Sonia has always been passionate about instruction and improving students' learning experiences. She's come a long way since her days as a first grader, when she would "teach" music and read to her very attentive stuffed animals after school. Since then, she has taught students as a K-12 tutor, worked in several EdTech startups in the Bay Area, and completed her Ed.M in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is passionate about bringing the high quality personal finance content and instruction she wished she'd received in school to the next generation of students and educators. When she isn't crafting lesson guides or working with teachers, Sonia loves to spend her time singing, being outdoors, and adventuring with family and friends!