Knowing your monthly operating expenses is crucial to managing your cash flow and budget. Operating expenses are costs that happen regularly, such as rent, utilities and payroll. They could also ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...

Fixed expenses (rent, insurance) remain constant monthly, while variable expenses (groceries, utilities) fluctuate. The 50/30/20 rule allocates 50% for needs, 30% for wants and 20% for savings and ...

Tracking spending is the first step to getting your finances in order. An expense tracker app can make it a lot easier to account for every dollar as you spend it, rather than sitting down with a ...

The rise of Rep. Paul Ryan to speaker of the House marks the demise of a venerable congressional institution: the speaker's monthly expense check. Ryan spokesman Brendan Buck told USA TODAY the ...

Creating a monthly budget is an essential strategy to help you manage money and save for financial goals. To create a budget, though, you need to know what monthly expenses to factor in. Keeping track ...

Average monthly expenditures for those 65 and older — including rent, groceries and healthcare — stand at around $4,345, according to the latest government data. In 2016, retirement-age Americans were ...