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Fixed Expenses

By Miriam Caldwell, About.com

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Fixed expenses are items in your budget that do not change from month to month. These include things such as your rent or mortgage payment, your car payment, or your insurance payments. There is not much you can do to change these expenses on a regular basis, although when your first buy your car or your home, you should make sure you can afford the payments.

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