March 2018 Bi-Monthly Budget | How To Budget | Aja Dang

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  • I'm Aja Dang and this is my March 2018 bi-monthly budget. This is the third month of sharing my financial journey and how I budget to pay off my huge student loan debt.
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Komentáře • 187

  • @xshinee0bubblesx
    @xshinee0bubblesx Před 6 lety +50

    When you said the price of your ticket!! 😳 can't wait for your next video

  • @miaxerri9214
    @miaxerri9214 Před 6 lety +94

    Why don't you look for photographers at local colleges looking to do creatives to save money on the photographer. Being on your insta could provide them with great publicity to build their future business.

    • @AjaDang
      @AjaDang  Před 6 lety +16

      hmmmm.... great idea

    • @kkmarrrrr
      @kkmarrrrr Před 6 lety +27

      Hi Mia, I know you mean well, so don’t take this as me being angry of something.
      coming from a creative industry, we get asked to work for publicity A LOT. Unfortunately publicity doesn’t pay our rent, and most of the time it doesn’t give us a lot of new projects to work on/people to work with.
      However, when you want to hire a photographer that is still in school, you don’t HAVE to pay full price because obv the haven’t graduated yet. So in that way you CAN save money, just don’t expect to get it for free :)

    • @gizanglyer5299
      @gizanglyer5299 Před 6 lety +6

      she said to save money, not get for free

    • @kee612
      @kee612 Před 6 lety

      Aja Dang my boyfriend is a professional photographer who is still in school! I'll DM you more details on instagram if that's okay with you! :)

  • @emiliabolsas
    @emiliabolsas Před 6 lety +47

    You are doing a great service with your videos on budgeting and it looks like it is paying off, not only in reducing your debt but increasing your subscriber count and expanding your influence. I only discovered you from your “I’m broke” video and I’m so glad I did. Love your variety of content and your authenticity. 👍🏼 🌻

  • @jessicasosa9598
    @jessicasosa9598 Před 6 lety +12

    I love the reward system you created! So many people live like hermits, doing nothing, having no fun and even limiting their diets just to pay off their loans fast. Your approach is so much more realistic and proves you can still have a life and deal with your debts.

  • @kromatic3610
    @kromatic3610 Před 6 lety +44

    Love how candid you always are about your budget! ❤ These videos are so informative.

  • @hannahhippy
    @hannahhippy Před 6 lety +8

    No one has helped me with my budget as much as you! Thank you so much!

  • @vanessale6389
    @vanessale6389 Před 6 lety

    love the incentive for getting to the stars on your visual board! thank you for your advice

  • @emmaexpedition
    @emmaexpedition Před 6 lety

    I absolutely love these budget videos! It's so so helpful to see you work through it, definitely one of my favorite videos now.

  • @tahtahresa
    @tahtahresa Před 6 lety

    Love, love your post-it idea! It's just like a to-do list, but visually-stimulating and much more satisfying than crossing something off your list.

  • @gupkets
    @gupkets Před 6 lety +1

    Liked video before watching because I'm so proud of you already! These videos are so motivating! I'm rooting for you!!!

  • @RandomPerson1
    @RandomPerson1 Před 6 lety +1

    Loving this series! Thanks for being so honest with us; these videos are very inspiring and informative!

  • @vangbaoyt
    @vangbaoyt Před 6 lety +18

    Love this series!! Also it reminds me it's that time to budget again.

  • @blondie6235
    @blondie6235 Před 6 lety +1

    these are my favorite videos of any youtuber! Thank you for sharing this intimate look at your finances. it's so motivating

  • @dorothyfong8749
    @dorothyfong8749 Před 6 lety +6

    You’ve inspired me to start a budget! I know it’ll be hard, but trying to tackle my student loans too. LETS GO!!

  • @Edwina143
    @Edwina143 Před 6 lety +2

    I love how straight forward and informative this video is! I also appreciate how real you are with your budget, no fancy lists or editing - just a spreadsheet and real numbers. I’ll be starting to pay off my student loans at the end of the year, and it’s never to early to start preparing. Thank you! ✨

  • @keishasink5233
    @keishasink5233 Před 6 lety

    I love your budget this month it's getting better and better each month. Congratulations I love watching these videos

  • @ejstaychill1
    @ejstaychill1 Před 6 lety

    You doing so good with your budget Aja!!! Keep going! ♥️ the visual board is such a motivation !!!!👌

  • @sarahorman4365
    @sarahorman4365 Před 6 lety +2

    This series is actually so helpful and it motivates me every two weeks to stay with my own goal. Please continue to do these, because I feel like this year will be my best financial year so far. Also, can't wait to see your video on travelling hacks! Have a great day xxx

  • @0808happy
    @0808happy Před 6 lety

    YES THANK YOU. AJA you for real be saving me from in to OUT. saving me from skincare to finance youre the realest and I feel like youre an acutal person unlike 70% of youtubers!!love you!

  • @chiantellenicole
    @chiantellenicole Před 6 lety

    I LOVE your budget videos! After your first one in January, I decided to create my own budget spreadsheet and it has helped me so much with budgeting in 2018 so far. It's making me feel more intention on where I'm allocating my income and becoming more realistic with the numbers I set out. Thank you for sharing! :)

  • @mayp6760
    @mayp6760 Před 6 lety

    Aja i love this budget series! For me my brother introduced me to dave ramsey right out of high school and I've learn to cash flow a lot of things since. The biggest budget goal i have is to move out on my own in a few month and watching your vidoes is giving me a lot of motivation :) Thank you and you can do it!

  • @Stephaniepmeeks
    @Stephaniepmeeks Před 6 lety

    I love these type of videos SO much!

  • @xoxojayann
    @xoxojayann Před 6 lety

    I began my budgeting journey about the same time as you and watching these videos has been such a great help because I feel like I'm doing it with a friend. Thank you so much for being transparent and real. Cheers to a debt free future!

  • @tracynguyen5932
    @tracynguyen5932 Před 6 lety

    Thank you for being so transparent and open on CZcams. Often times a lot of other CZcamsrs use their content as a way to flaunt or create an idea of how fancy their life is. It’s refreshing to see someone who is real and similar to their viewers who don’t have the huge salary.

  • @ClassyDdiamond
    @ClassyDdiamond Před 6 lety +6

    I’m so motivated by you and your budgeting. I just got paid today and by this video I can figure things out and feel motivated. I’m the same way about having things over my head like my 55k student loans. I’m also doing the snow ball. Although I don’t buy clothes or things like I used to since doing it I’ll get to be soooo happy in the end. Thank you and for everyone else WE CAN DO THIS WE GOT THIS!!!

  • @DogMomStephanie
    @DogMomStephanie Před 6 lety

    Love your money/budget videos and I can’t wait for the travel video!! I definitely want to know how to see the world on a tight budget.

  • @lovecpkxo5407
    @lovecpkxo5407 Před 6 lety +5

    Wow! Definitely wanna know your travel secret. Can’t wait to see how you booked those tickets 🙌🏽

  • @MelissaQ
    @MelissaQ Před 6 lety

    OMGosh Aja! I love this! I definitely love this! Thanks so much!

  • @angelamullis7343
    @angelamullis7343 Před 6 lety

    What an inspirational powerhouse you are!!!! To have this kind of discipline at such a young age is amazing! I am so proud of you! I love how transparent and candid you are about your income and debt. I don't have student loans but staggering medical bill debt. I've been working hard to get it in order but a lot of time I just feel overwhelmed. Your smiling face gives me the motivation and confidence that I can do this! Thank you Aja!

  • @ashandblake
    @ashandblake Před 6 lety

    Love your smile in the thumbnail!! And loved the budget video!

  • @bibikins4103
    @bibikins4103 Před 6 lety +5

    you doing amaziiingggg! keep going! we're rooting for you!

  • @CarmenNg1214
    @CarmenNg1214 Před 6 lety

    Thank you so so much for being so transparent ! Love your look in this video btw!

  • @camiam6869
    @camiam6869 Před 6 lety +7

    If u have a MacBook, numbers has a few great budget templates! Thanks for inspiring me to budget!

  • @nicolemoon450
    @nicolemoon450 Před 6 lety

    YOU CAN DO IT AJA! You are boss woman, ambitious, & woman with intention. When you put your mind to it, you can do anything. Your circumstances & situations aren’t what makes you, you are in charge of them! Much love to you Aja plus the puppers & Brian on this journey💕

  • @tennishill5079
    @tennishill5079 Před 6 lety

    You're doing well with the budget. Keep it up girl!

  • @lyndsayrodriguez1962
    @lyndsayrodriguez1962 Před 6 lety +1

    I NEED THIS TRAVEL VID ASAP😍good luck w everything!!✌🏽😘

  • @HIFATS
    @HIFATS Před 6 lety

    Thank u for the update! These videos really motivate me to budget and save more. I do prefer it when you break it down on your notebook, because theres some visual aid!

  • @therarevos
    @therarevos Před 6 lety +7

    I really appreciate your transparency on paying off debt. I probably wouldn't have learned of the snowball method if I didn't randomly come across your video. But I did and I'm now two months from paying off my student loans and then I'll tackle my credit card debt. Hoping to have one card paid off by the end of the year and the other two cards within two years. I can't wait to be debt free

    • @broookehunter
      @broookehunter Před 6 lety +1

      You. Are on. Your. Way!!!!!! Keep pushing, TheRareVos, you can do this. I know you can.

  • @7crysb7
    @7crysb7 Před 6 lety

    I really enjoy these videos. Please keep making them! ❤️

  • @cocoshan
    @cocoshan Před 6 lety +5

    I had to stop in the beginning because you said you looked like Steve jobs and i had a laugh attack lol thank you for sharing your budget with us!

  • @LACHRONICLES
    @LACHRONICLES Před 6 lety +2

    Congrats.. I love watching your videos but now it’s a topper that you started talking about debt because I live in LA as well.. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Kelly-lx8gs
    @Kelly-lx8gs Před 3 lety

    You are amazing. thank you for these videos!

  • @zokkyzokky662
    @zokkyzokky662 Před 6 lety

  • @gardenofe12
    @gardenofe12 Před 6 lety

    Absolutely love 💕 these budget videos!!! They are so aspiring!!
    Wish more YT would do this instead of doing all the hauls and make up videos etc.

  • @queens6583
    @queens6583 Před 6 lety

    Your doing great and I think it's fantastic what your doing. Keep it up girl!

  • @ymorris2dmax
    @ymorris2dmax Před 6 lety

    Thank you for being honest and vulnerable.

  • @rainshilongo9928
    @rainshilongo9928 Před 4 lety

    Doing your financial marathons 😍

  • @kimslemontrees9950
    @kimslemontrees9950 Před 6 lety

    Thank you for these useful and inspiring videos!! Ive got loans to pay off but your recent videos has helped me so much to get myself together back on track!

  • @KellyChase
    @KellyChase Před 6 lety +1

    Oooh I like the visual sticky note thing you’ve got going on! Might have to copy you on that one!

  • @karenmontalvo06
    @karenmontalvo06 Před 6 lety

    I love these!! Keep it up boo

  • @StyleYourselfBeautiful

    Your videos are very helpful! Gonna take your advice on board and see if it works! Thank you xx

  • @hewilsonful
    @hewilsonful Před 6 lety

    It is so important for people in the public eye to not just "flex" but also show how you should do things responsibly! I think there are a lot of misconceptions about what "normal" is these days. The truth is we're all just figuring it out!

  • @Pandoraaaa408
    @Pandoraaaa408 Před 6 lety

    I agree. Budget videos without real numbers aren’t as effective. Keep up the great work!

  • @ceciliaguo4303
    @ceciliaguo4303 Před 6 lety

    I love this series! I subscribed because of it and I have no regrets! I'm looking forward to your traveling on a dime video!!! AHHHHH!! :)

  • @crazychic451
    @crazychic451 Před 6 lety

    This is great, thanks Aja ☺ after doing my taxes, I realized most was going to interest. I'm going to try and give more to lower the amount and interest.

  • @mnchk28
    @mnchk28 Před 6 lety

    Budgeting is a must to save and pay off debts...keep it up girl

  • @roneykaithpalmaria
    @roneykaithpalmaria Před 6 lety

    Ahhhhh I love these videos!!!!

  • @HONEYCHEERIO5
    @HONEYCHEERIO5 Před 6 lety

    Love these videos!

  • @geetanair8525
    @geetanair8525 Před 6 lety

    Loved it, gonna try it out todayyy

  • @biancacarter3519
    @biancacarter3519 Před 6 lety

    Your budget video is so inspiring! I can’t wait to try out my own spreadsheet!

  • @Kuzhy811
    @Kuzhy811 Před 6 lety +5

    Can't wait for the travel secret and you're doing so well with the budgeting- whoop whoop!!😄💖✨

  • @PanyiaXiong
    @PanyiaXiong Před 6 lety

    I love your videos and your talks!!!

  • @conflictpersona8
    @conflictpersona8 Před 6 lety

    Honestly this is SO important what youre doing here bc my friend had to put school on hold bc she couldnt pay back her loan and wanted to transfer but she cant transfer bc she owes its a mess. Im so thankful that I went to city school and accrued no debt but its REAL out here. Student loan debt is incredible and lots of people don't even use their BA's their job has nothing to do with what they went to school for. And you feel trapped and don't know how to overcome it. I wish kids going into highschool could see this and try to figure out going to school with the least amount of debt.

  • @BreezyLavender
    @BreezyLavender Před 6 lety

    Looking forward to the Travel budget video!

  • @shanayao509
    @shanayao509 Před 6 lety

    Aja maybe if you made it so it read down (so not 2 columns) it may make more sense to you (it's hard for me to read the separate columns - it's not how my brain thinks.
    Also, for your dogs - great, less work way to cook their food is to get chicken breast from the market and put them in foil in your oven on 350 for about 75 minutes. Then you can blend it all (it shreds it in my vitamix). Then just steam some green veggies, steam them and then freeze the excess and you have food for the week! Love your budget inspiration. Thank you for being so real!

  • @lynninfinite
    @lynninfinite Před 6 lety

    I home cook my dogs food. You control every ingredient and know exactly what your dog is consuming. I cook a variety of carrots, broccoli, chicken or duck or an egg for protein, and sometimes steamed kale/spinach. It's basically like a meal prep meal but for my dog.

  • @mx6242
    @mx6242 Před 6 lety

    Aja, have you thought about just feeding raw to your dogs? We give raw to our dog plus simple veggies like broccoli and carrots. Its quite easy and no hassle.
    Also, i love excel. I just do a data dump of my bank statement (no manipulation) to excel where i created data validation list for the budget categories. Super easy! one tab has a pivot which shows ytd actuals that you simply right click and refresh. The budget tab shows my budget by category and next to it, i pull in actuals to compare. I already worked in a drop down so you can chose the month you want to look at and all the formulas will do the work for you!

  • @iamwendychu
    @iamwendychu Před 6 lety

    YYYESSSSS. FINALLY. 😭

  • @rainshilongo9928
    @rainshilongo9928 Před 4 lety +2

    “I feel like I look like Steve Jobs right now”
    Me : yessss 😂😂

  • @melissaperez3490
    @melissaperez3490 Před 6 lety

    I payed off my car too 😀😀😀 thank you for these videos! i really dig them, the post-it idea is great! im gonna give it a try!

  • @robinsky139
    @robinsky139 Před 6 lety

    Thank you so much Aja for this video and keep up the GREAT work. You help me to stay debt-free :D and save money where I didn't know I could!

  • @tarynraiedw
    @tarynraiedw Před 6 lety

    Thanks I need this

  • @makeupandbrunch
    @makeupandbrunch Před 6 lety

    I'm so glad you labeled going out to eat at as 'dining out' when most people say 'eating out' lol. I say the same thing!
    I also find this video refreshing, as I owe +$240k in student loans myself. The idea of paying it off is very intimidating, but I'm going full force! I love your reward system!!!! Going to come up with something similar for myself 😃

  • @charlizetheron3337
    @charlizetheron3337 Před 6 lety

    I use personal budget spreadsheet template from Microsoft Office excel, hope it’s helpful, always love watching your videos😘

  • @GraceMorrissey
    @GraceMorrissey Před 6 lety

    A tip for how at the end you said you feel like your missing something in your budget: You should make a list of every single thing you spend money all year, from monthly rent to subscription services to annual dues for anything and also write down when they're due, whether its something you pay for monthly or weekly or annually etc.
    Not only does this keep you from forgetting about a payment, but it also lets you see everything you're paying for so if you decide you want to cut things out it's a lot easier to see it visually.

  • @Nochannelhere.
    @Nochannelhere. Před 6 lety

    I can’t wait for the travel video! Need to know how you got that deal.

  • @brigittadalmolin5429
    @brigittadalmolin5429 Před 6 lety

    It is super amazing what you do!

  • @sophia_megan
    @sophia_megan Před 6 lety +4

    Have you looked into raw feeding your dog? I'm hoping to start once I can convince myself to meal prep!

  • @micahbrown628
    @micahbrown628 Před 6 lety

    Hey Aja! Love your videos! Spreadsheet help: Try Airtable. It's awesome and simple and visually way cuter than a normal spreadsheet. Hope you like it!

  • @RunRiotProd
    @RunRiotProd Před 6 lety

    I wanna fly first class! Can't wait for that one!

  • @klosettreat
    @klosettreat Před 6 lety

    You are doing a good job.

  • @seekinghappiness6999
    @seekinghappiness6999 Před 6 lety

    Hi, I love your post-it idea. Thank for sharing. Have a nice day.

  • @ChanelChase
    @ChanelChase Před 6 lety

    I created a spreadsheet and have been using it for a while! I love the idea ;)

  • @abbymackinnon3044
    @abbymackinnon3044 Před 6 lety

    You should look for a local college student to take your photos! Lots of great talent on campuses and you can pay them a fraction of the price of a real pro. It would also help them out with building a portfolio!

  • @LizEsguerra
    @LizEsguerra Před 6 lety +1

    2:00 minutes in, Steve Jobs😂you’re hilarious! Serious topic & you still offer comic relief 😉

  • @aishahnaslly7686
    @aishahnaslly7686 Před 6 lety

    I really2 love your budget videos

  • @Lavida-melody
    @Lavida-melody Před 6 lety

    I love your videos Aja! I can’t ever seem to stick to a budget, but your videos inspire me to do so. I’m writing this as my spending app sits at -$183 because I charge everything to my credit card. And like you, I feel the need to pay off my credit card/what I can afford each month! So that’s a start. Lol

  • @merriem24
    @merriem24 Před 6 lety

    I use Dave's budget app which I love. It it's monthly and not bi-weekly. Paying off student loan debt also.

  • @lishaerwin
    @lishaerwin Před 6 lety

    thanks for using real numbers. It actually helps alot! How do you account for the minimum monthly payments in your budgeting and spreadsheet?

  • @YuliaMit
    @YuliaMit Před 6 lety

    Great video!

  • @yagalterry
    @yagalterry Před 6 lety

    I’m the same! I like paying off things so I’m not constantly accumulating debt

  • @camillemansilungan852
    @camillemansilungan852 Před 6 lety

    I'm not independent yet but I always make sure they not spend too much for me. Anyways, you are so inspiring!

  • @yorhandnmine
    @yorhandnmine Před 6 lety

    I care for my dog the same way! They’re so important to us! ❤️

  • @vibewithlou7491
    @vibewithlou7491 Před 6 lety +6

    I fuckin love you. For this. For all the videos. So real. So honest. Love it!

  • @evelinestanley9151
    @evelinestanley9151 Před 6 lety

    love...

  • @whitneywilson1991
    @whitneywilson1991 Před 6 lety

    Girl I feel you on the student loan debt.. I have about 50k right now and it’s daunting. Can you do a video on what you do for work? I know you said you freelance but what is it that you do exactly?

  • @marcellareyes892
    @marcellareyes892 Před 6 lety

    I've commented it before but YNAB!! and I love the post-its idea!! I might try that. I'm trying to pay off my smallest student loan out of the 66k i owe (fml) which is only about 6k, so I might use the post it for that one. Thanks for keeping it real :)

  • @TraceyPoland
    @TraceyPoland Před 6 lety

    "I look like Steve Jobs" lol probably not! I' might have missed it but did you talk about self employment tax? I'm newly self employed and that's harder to grasp for me. Also what do you do for health insurance? Thanks for the vids! ❤️

  • @laurenkim9112
    @laurenkim9112 Před 6 lety

    AJA Your lashes look so much better now and in this video!!! than the most recent one- did you do something different?

  • @roddepp
    @roddepp Před 6 lety

    Hey Aja, could you create a tutorial on how you made your spreadsheet budget? I have a basic spreadsheet budget--but your budget is more detailed! Have A Great Day! -R