3 Budgeting Tips for an Uncertain Future

Forbes lays out how to steady a budget when the world won't cooperate: get back to basics with tracking and automated bill payments, audit the subscriptions almost nobody measures, protect the emergency fund and employer retirement match, keep 529 contributions flowing, and get creative with extra income, cash-back apps, and shared bulk purchases. Ryan Cicchelli, founder of Generations Insurance & Financial Services, frames the stakes: with the world repeatedly dropping surprise and horror upon our doorsteps, people are understandably feeling less and less secure — and that growing uncertainty breeds fear, which leads to poor decision-making and compounds the problem.