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Sources

• CNN Money. "Money 101: Making a Budget" (March 19, 2009)http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/money101/lesson2/index.htm
• MSN Money. "Your 5-minute guide to budgeting." January 4, 2008 (March 23, 2009)http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/LearnToBudget/Your5MinuteGuideToBudgeting.aspx
• Nolo.com. "How to Make a Budget and Stick to It" (March 23, 2009)http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectid/615a0045-c345-42e8-b921681b70d99a44/
• Pulliam Weston, Liz. MSN Money. "How to build your first budget." (March 23, 2009)http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/MoneyInYour20s/HowToBuildYourFirstBudget.aspx
• Yahoo! Finance. "Put Savings (And Yourself) First With a Budget" (March 19, 2009)http://finance.yahoo.com/how-to-guide/banking-budgeting/12832;_ylt=Ak1RLY8lWrCEQO8Ukbx60VdbrdIF