Take a traditional approach to money management

Financial software and high-tech apps can help you manage your money, but sometimes the old-fashioned methods are the best.

Posted: October 23, 2018

Financial software and high-tech apps can help you manage your money, but sometimes the old-fashioned methods are the best. Try these from the Insider website: • Envelope budgeting. After paying your bills (rent, utilities, etc.) and setting aside a specific amount of money for savings, divide the remaining cash into a series of envelopes—groceries, entertainment, restaurants, clothes, and so forth. When the cash is gone, you can’t spend any more money in read more...

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