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Is It Worth Spending Money On a Budgeting System? Plus a Budget Focus Giveaway!

March 26, 2014 by Laura 116 Comments

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What can you get for five bucks? A coffee at your favorite coffee shop. A bucket of popcorn at the theater. A box of cereal and a container of cookies. All fun things, and items people often toss out five dollars for without much thought.

But what if? What if, for just five dollars per month, you could find financial security and peace? What if, instead of blowing a few bucks here and a few bucks there, with nothing to show for it, you could put just five dollars each month into getting yourself on the right track with your budget? Would it be worth it? Well, I’d say it would be very worth it.

If you are ready to be in control of your money, I really want to encourage you to sign up for BudgetFocus. It is such a simple system, and it will walk you through every aspect of setting up and sticking with a budget. For as little as $5/month ($59.99 for an annual plan), you’ll be all set up with a spread sheet, online envelope system, and all the guidance you need to set up and stick to a workable budget for your family.

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Five dollars a month.  That is a tiny price to pay for a system that can change how you manage your money. What a breath of fresh air! BudgetFocus even offers everyone a free 14 day trial period just so you can get started and see how great it is. After that, you can pay monthly, or purchase a discounted twelve-month plan – a very inexpensive resource for budgeting!

Now here’s the very fun question for you:  Who wants to win a year’s worth of Budget Focus services for free?! BudgetFocus is giving away two annual plans this week. Interested in winning? Leave a comment on this post for a chance. I’ll draw two random winners on Wednesday, April 2. Be watching for a post stating the winners as you will be responsible for contacting me if your name is chosen.

In the meantime, check into the pricing plans offered by BudgetFocus. Try it for free, then consider investing in all they offer you. It’s money well spent. After all, what do you have after spending five dollars on cookies? I think we all know. :)  But five dollars for a budgeting system? Relaxed, stress free financial planning. Love it!

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Filed Under: Finances, Giveaways Tagged With: budget focus, envelope system

Comments

  1. Melissa says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:09 pm

    I would love a chance to win. Lately I’ve been thinking I need to be more diligent about budgeting. Thanks for the giveaway offer! :)

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  2. Jeanette Lennie says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    What a helpful way to start budgeting!

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  3. Danielle says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:26 pm

    I have been eyeing their system and would love this!!!

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  4. Rebecca Scott says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    Would love to win this! We’ve been looking for a budget/cash tracking system that follows the envelope system.

    Reply
  5. Tara H says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    We could definitely use this to help us!

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  6. Kathryn says

    March 26, 2014 at 10:12 pm

    I would really like to try this!

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  7. Meg says

    March 26, 2014 at 11:16 pm

    I’ve heard good things about this system from a friend and I’d love to try it!

    Reply
  8. Angelina says

    March 26, 2014 at 11:28 pm

    This would be wonderful to win!!
    Thanks Budget Focus for the offer!

    Reply
  9. Layna says

    March 27, 2014 at 12:13 am

    Looks like a great way to budget…

    Reply
  10. Heather says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:32 am

    I’d be interested to see what they have to offer!

    Reply
  11. Lovegreenbeans says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:04 am

    I’d love a chance to win as we are a self employed family and I always figured it was too hard to have a “pre populated” budgeting system. Thank you!!

    Reply
  12. Nicole says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:09 am

    Looks promising!!! :)

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  13. Jen says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:46 am

    That would be awesome to try out for free!

    Reply
  14. Laura says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:46 am

    I’d love to win this! Budgeting has gotten pushed to the side (3 kids born in the last 2 years) and just this week we started about getting back on track. This would be perfect!

    Reply
  15. ms.p says

    March 27, 2014 at 6:49 am

    that would be wonderful item to win

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  16. Jane says

    March 27, 2014 at 7:27 am

    An online budgeting tool sounds great

    Reply
  17. Angela says

    March 27, 2014 at 7:52 am

    I would love to win! We could really use a great budgeting resource.

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  18. Debbie says

    March 27, 2014 at 7:59 am

    Oh, this sounds so perfect; we would love to win this opportunity! Thanks for sharing the budgeting site with everybody, Laura!

    Reply
  19. Larissa says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:08 am

    I would love to win this! Definitely need to focus more on sticking to a budget.

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  20. Christine Houghtaling says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:09 am

    I am interested in starting a monthly budgeting system especially for groceries, eating out and other misc. spending.

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  21. Chris Swoll says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:09 am

    Would love to win the budgeting system. Thanks for hosting the contest;)

    Reply
  22. Tera says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:11 am

    I really need help with a good budgeting system! I haven’t found something that works for me yet.

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  23. Kate says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:23 am

    We’ve been looking into getting something like this – I’d love to win one!

    Reply
  24. Lori says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:24 am

    I am a teacher!!! I need every penny I earn!!! Would love to see how we could live better!!!!!

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  25. Jaime Layton says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:26 am

    This looks great!

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  26. Kandi says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:26 am

    This would be very useful in my house!

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  27. Catherine Pate says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:30 am

    I hope I win! My husband and I are currently trying the 14 day free trial. I will purchase the year plan regardless, but how fun it would be if it were free. :)

    Reply
  28. Michelle W says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:30 am

    Something I need before huds retires

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  29. Sherri says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:36 am

    Would love to win, this would be a great help in getting set up with a budget.

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  30. Jade Ingram says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:39 am

    Yes, that sounds like a fantastic way to get my finances in order. I have just started to put a budget on a spreadsheet for March and am seeing where my money is going. It would be nice to have a user-friendly tool!

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  31. Sheri says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:40 am

    Pick me!! Pick me!! Would love to win this. Thanks for the opportunity.

    Reply
  32. Dana says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:43 am

    I can use all the help I can get ! Thanks for the opportunity.

    Reply
  33. Tracy says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:43 am

    I’d love to win this!

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  34. Amanda Pennington says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:44 am

    Oh my goodness, I would love this! Hubby and I can’t agree on a money management system…

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  35. Leigh says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:48 am

    would LOVE to win it!!!

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  36. ashley says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:49 am

    I would love this! We could always improve how we manage our money.

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  37. Emily says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:58 am

    I would love to win!

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  38. Bea Vogus says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:14 am

    Would love to win this! I am a late-bloomer to budgeting but it is obvious that it can make all the difference.

    Reply
  39. Shauna Douglass says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:18 am

    How great this would be to help with our budgeting! :)

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  40. Brooke R. says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:30 am

    I’ve b

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  41. Yvette says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:42 am

    This looks like something that I could use as well as get for our adult children! Thank you for your helpful and informational posts.

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  42. Ariana McCoy says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:50 am

    This sounds like it would be great.

    Reply
  43. Karen Smith says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:50 am

    I’d love to win this and see how it could help our family. Thanks.

    Reply
  44. sandy says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:52 am

    Would love to win this. I’ve been looking at budget templates that would be easy for me to update and hubby to understand. So far, nada! Using a budgeting system like this may be the answer.

    Reply
  45. Crystal says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:56 am

    Budgeting is so hard for me. I’ve tried programs before but never felt like they were worth it…maybe this one would be different.

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  46. Jaclyn says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:14 am

    Just curious how this is different than mint.com and their budgeting features? I think Mint.com is free?

    I would still love to win this! ;-)

    Reply
  47. Lisa says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:24 am

    I would love a chance to win this!

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  48. amy C says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:26 am

    Would love to try.

    Reply
  49. Denise Frederick says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:30 am

    I would love a chance to win!
    My husband has been laid off…and getting a better handle on our budget would be wonderful!

    Reply
  50. Jen says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:39 am

    Creating and following a more strict budget to help pay off debt is something I have felt called to lately. This would be a great resource to help us on that journey!!

    Reply
  51. TamelaCamp says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:43 am

    I would love to win this. I just found out my daughter is getting married and I have 2 in college, I could really use this right now. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  52. Marian says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:45 am

    Would love to win this for our daughter who is getting married this summer.

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  53. Katie says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:45 am

    I need help budgeting! Thanks!

    Reply
  54. Mara says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:46 am

    Would love to win this! I signed up for the free trial and it looks like a great system to keep up with the monthly budget. :)

    Reply
  55. Kathy says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:52 am

    Looks great!

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  56. Gwenda says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:56 am

    I would love to win this. Any budget help is good.

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  57. Pam says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:01 am

    This looks o helpful!

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  58. Melody says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:08 am

    I would love some help with budgeting.

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  59. Marie says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:08 am

    Oh my, we need help with our finances and haven’t stuck to a budget in years. I’m going to try the 14 day free trial as soon as I finish sorting through all my piles. I only have 2 piles left!

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  60. Heidi K says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:09 am

    Looks like a great way to track a budget!

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  61. Jeanne says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:13 am

    I could use some help in this area!

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  62. Angelia says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:16 am

    Sounds wonderful!

    Reply
  63. Juliana says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:18 am

    I would love to give this a shot! I had never thought about getting an online budgeting system.

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  64. Kristie says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:37 am

    I would like to win it and try it!!

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  65. donna Peters says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:39 am

    I would love to win a year of financialfocus. Thanks Laura!!!!!!

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  66. Colleen says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:48 am

    Thanks for bringing this company to our attention Laura. A little budget help would be great!

    Reply
  67. Heidi Sink says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:51 am

    just what we need

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  68. Cheryle says

    March 27, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    Would love to win. Seems like a really good system.

    Reply
  69. Denise Hood says

    March 27, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    Would love to try this :)

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  70. Waad Radhi says

    March 27, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    I would love to win

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  71. anne w says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    Maybe I could get my husband on board if we had something like this!

    Reply
  72. Phyllis says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    BudgetFocus sounds like a great idea!

    Reply
  73. Tina Reed says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:28 pm

    This would be great! We have been working on our budget and looking for just the right tools :) Thanks for the opportunity!

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  74. Sarah w says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    This would be wonderful for our family , thanks!

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  75. MT says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:31 pm

    I would love this.

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  76. Beth @ Turn2theSimple says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    Looks like a great program, would love to win!

    Reply
  77. Megan D. says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    I would love to win this. I became a single mom 10 months ago and need help with doing a budget. It was never my job before.

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  78. Kris says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    We constantly struggle with out budget. It would be great to have some help.

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  79. Stacy says

    March 27, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    This is something I really need help with. We are debt free except for our house which will be paid off in 3 years, but I still don’t know how to budget and make the most of our money. It just seeps out somewhere and we don’t make it work for us. We are a one income family of six and that income is only 5 figures, so we just choose to do without what a lot of people think are necessities. I want to be a better steward of what the Lord blesses us with and allow it to prosper so that we can be more giving. Thanks for the opportunity to try this system.

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    • Melissa Miller says

      March 27, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      This looks great. We have been doing the cash envelope system for awhile and this would be so much less time consuming. We signed up for the 14 day trial. Thank you for sharing it with us. Hope to win!

      Reply
  80. Jessica says

    March 27, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    I think u r an answer to prayer. We need something like this so much. Maybe this is a way to push use into trying a budget. God is so good.

    Reply
  81. Brooke says

    March 27, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    Would love to win. Thank you

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  82. Erica says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    Wow maybe me and my husband could agree to a budget ha ha thanks for the chance to win

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  83. Alli says

    March 27, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    I would love to win this! I’m getting married this summer and in the process of buying our first house. On top of that, neither one of us are great with saving money and we’re trying to find a budget system to use that works for us.

    Reply
  84. samW says

    March 27, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    I would love to try this!

    Reply
  85. Lyn says

    March 27, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    I would love to find a new way to track my savings and spending!

    Reply
  86. Kathy says

    March 27, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    My husband and I need help with setting up a budget and winning this would be a big help.

    Reply
  87. Jennifer says

    March 27, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    I would love to win this and try it out!

    Reply
  88. Sherry Willis says

    March 27, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    This sounds like an excellent program. I tried to start on mvelopes but never did it. Oh how I would like to win this! :)

    Reply
  89. Melissa says

    March 27, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    I can’t tell you how much we would appreciate this. Our budget and our marriage needs it.

    Reply
  90. Shelley says

    March 27, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    Have not heard of this. Thanks for sharing it. Plan to check it out.

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  91. erin says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    I would love to try this out!

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  92. Andrea Smith says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    This looks excellent. We need to stick to a budget better!

    Reply
  93. Robbie Niccum says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    Thank you for a chance to win. :-)

    Reply
  94. Gen says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    I’d love to win this, the on-line envelopes are very intriguing…,!

    Reply
  95. Krista says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:23 pm

    I would love to win this! I, like so many others on here have mentioned, have a problem sticking with a budget and making the most of our income. It just seems to find a way of disappearing. I’ll have to try the 14 day free trial if I don’t win. :-) Thanks!

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  96. Felicia says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    Winning this budgeting system would be s big help to us right now.

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  97. Wendy Hoff says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:03 pm

    I’d give it a try. Thanks!

    Reply
  98. T.R. says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:59 pm

    I need this so much right now. Would love to win.

    Reply
  99. Sarah Eckert says

    March 28, 2014 at 8:06 am

    I would love to try this!

    Reply
  100. Susan Parker says

    March 28, 2014 at 9:08 am

    I would love to win this..slowly climbing our way out of debt, this would be a great tool.

    Susan

    Reply
  101. Laura says

    March 28, 2014 at 9:26 am

    This would be a huge blessing to our family! Thank you for the opportunity!

    Reply
  102. Annie T. says

    March 28, 2014 at 4:06 pm

    This would be so neat! Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  103. Tasha miller says

    March 29, 2014 at 6:24 am

    We were just trying to get a budget set up. This would be great!

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  104. Tracy Horst says

    March 29, 2014 at 10:18 am

    We need to get a new budget plan in place. I would love to win!

    Reply
  105. Janet says

    March 29, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    This would be so helpful as we adjust to new jobs and less income.

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  106. trisha says

    March 29, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    this would be great…trying to get back on the budget bandwagon

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  107. Julie says

    March 29, 2014 at 9:26 pm

    I’d love some help budgeting!

    Reply
  108. Angela says

    March 29, 2014 at 9:33 pm

    This is very timely for our family … we are in desperate need (after 17 years of marriage) to get our financial house in order.

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  109. Kimberley O. says

    March 30, 2014 at 6:16 am

    Budget can be such a scary word. I would like to try this out!

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  110. Linda Edgar says

    March 30, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    I can really use this. Thanks for the opportunity .

    Reply
  111. Monika says

    March 30, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    We need a budget. Ugh. I don’t even like to think about it. Anything that would make it easier to put together and keep track of would be a blessing.

    Reply
  112. Marie says

    March 31, 2014 at 7:47 am

    This would be a huge help for me and a great blessing for my family! Thanks for doing this!!

    Reply
  113. Sonja says

    March 31, 2014 at 10:00 am

    I’ve been wanting to try an online budgeting system. Thanks for the info & for doing a giveaway :)

    Reply
  114. Rebecca says

    March 31, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    Thank you so much for this opportunity!

    Reply
  115. Lynn says

    April 2, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    I would like to check this out

    Reply

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