Budgeting

The verb TO BUDGET comes from the Old French 'bouge', meaning 'leather bag, wallet', from Latin 'bulga', 'leather bag'. Since the Treasury Minister used to keep his fiscal plans in a wallet, the verb TO BUDGET has acquired the modern meaning of 'stating probable expenditures and revenues'.

Read our WISE UP! fact sheets or watch our brief videos of stories from everyday life. You might well be grappling with decisions similar to those of our characters.

Fact Sheets

  1. Consumer safeguards
  2. Financial Planning

Infographics

  1. Budgeting (only available in Italian)