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New homeowners might base their budget for utility costs on conversations with their real-estate agent, or even the previous homeowner.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Breaking that link would “fundamentally change the nature of the program,” said Romina Boccia, director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The streamer ordered more, boosting the budget but keeping the original crew in control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Apple’s own capital budget is relatively small compared with those of rival tech giants plowing money into AI and chip makers building new plants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Next to nothing pretty much summed up our budget.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

The cost of computer-related technology typically found in consumer products such as laptops, cell phones and routers has never been a big and growing part of household budgets — until now.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

"Hobby spending is a small amount of overall retail sales, but it's a good gauge of whether consumers have any money leftover in their budgets."

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Water companies need approval from the regulator, Ofwat, to raise customers' bills, a process that takes place every five years to set spending budgets for the years ahead.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The county office regularly reviews the budgets of the 80 public school systems in its jurisdiction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Practically overnight the budgets of federal law enforcement agencies soared.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

That could lead to a nasty surprise for which they might not have budgeted.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are each budgeted to carry over 400 antitrust attorneys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Ultimately, it will dampen the very economic activity Congress budgeted to preserve.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

You've budgeted for the time in the United States.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

Speaker Day featured two speakers—usually small-time celebrities or small-time politicians or small-time academics, the kind of people who would come and speak at a school for the measly three hundred bucks the school budgeted.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

But you can’t really get anywhere without looking at real numbers, and that means sitting down with a budgeting system, whether it’s your own spreadsheet or some software.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Mecham started in 2004 by sharing a budgeting spreadsheet as a broke grad student.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Under the updated rules, associations budgeting less than 15% can still qualify if a reserve study supports it—provided the budget includes the study’s highest recommended reserve allocation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

She does not seek to blame others but appreciates she lacked life skills around money and budgeting, which could have been taught at school and by family.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

When I say run a company, I mean keeping track of inventory, staying in touch with customers, recruiting, project management, product development, scheduling, budgeting, and human resources.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman