While you likely know the importance of budgeting, some expenses are easier to account for than others. Your mortgage, your electric bill and your cellphone bill, for instance, consistently arrive every month. And though it’s easy to plan ahead for these costs, it can be harder to factor in the cost of a root canal that your insurance carrier won’t cover, or new tires after a blowout on the highway.
To avoid draining your budget and leaving yourself in a bind in the event you need to pay unanticipated expenses, follow these three expert tactics.
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