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Allbudgetingstrategies have their positives and negatives.

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Zero-based budgeting can sometimes be too rigid and might not sufficiently account for consumers that have varying incomes.

Life isnt always a straight line, as much as we may want it to be.

Below are some key signs thisbudgeting method may be working against you.

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He noted that the most successful budgeters focus on big-picture money moves rather than penny-perfect tracking.

Youre Depleting Your Mental Energy

Mental bandwidth is a finite resource, Shahnazari explained.

Spending it all ondetailed expense trackingleaves no energy for wealth-building activities.

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Those risks should be calculated, but but avoiding them entirely could keep you from building wealth.

Instead, he explained that budgeting should be approached as a tool for understanding your financial habits.

Instead of cutting everything at once, he said to focus on understanding where your money goes.

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