The idea of "living on a budget" is a scary thought for many people. In most cases, it evokes associations of living in borderline poverty, stretching your budget for even the smallest things, and various other problems that many people simply don't want to deal with. Which is quite bad, because the reality of the situation is very different from that. Living on a budget doesn't have to have any negative implications for your life if you know how to approach it. You just need to figure out a course of action, and actually follow up on that