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Today’s Word: expense

Today’s Word: expense

October 16, 2018 =========

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Yesterday we talked about the money that comes in, your income. Today, we’re talking about the money that goes out: your expenses. An expense is something that costs you money. So, for most people, the obvious expenses are rent or mortgage payments, food and clothing. Most finance books say that those are the three expenses you cannot avoid. You have to have somewhere to live, something to eat, and something to wear.

However, any other expenses are things that you can cut out to save money. For example, instead of buying a coffee each morning from Starbucks, you can make coffee at home. Or you can “brownRead more about Today’s Word: expense[…]