Zero Out Your Accounts Every Month To Enforce A Zero-Sum Budget

1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auEric Ravenscrafthttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/ericravenscraft-usa/Zero Out Your Accounts Every Month To Enforce A Zero-Sum Budgetrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qT35nlXIIC"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/06/zero-out-your-accounts-every-month-to-enforce-a-zero-sum-budget/">Zero Out Your Accounts Every Month To Enforce A Zero-Sum Budget</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/06/zero-out-your-accounts-every-month-to-enforce-a-zero-sum-budget/embed/#?secret=qT35nlXIIC" width="600" height="338" title="“Zero Out Your Accounts Every Month To Enforce A Zero-Sum Budget” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="qT35nlXIIC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/17/770944964967691696.jpg?quality=75636358A zero-sum budget is an excellent way to reduce your spending and save more. Personal finance blog Money Crashers suggests taking this to the next level by emptying your main accounts every month.