<topic sku="core" tNum="288803" author="" xmlns="x-schema:hhTopicSchema.xml"><index><title>Enter estimated credit card spending in your debt plan</title><category>debtplan</category><klink type="prcdr">How do I enter estimated credit card spending in my debt plan?</klink></index>
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<tease>Why?</tease>
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<p>Money uses the amount of charges you expect to make to calculate your <glossary tNum="288838">debt reduction plan</glossary>.</p>
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<li>On the <emph>Planner</emph> menu, click <emph>Debt Reduction Planner</emph>.</li>
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<li>If you see the <emph>Get Started</emph> button, click it to display your debt reduction plan or to create a plan if you haven't set one up.</li>
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<li>Under <emph>Accounts in Debt Plan</emph>, click an account, and then click <emph>Edit Debt Info</emph>.</li>
<li>In the <emph>Estimated spending</emph> box, enter the amount you anticipate charging per month, not including finance charges, and then click <emph>OK</emph>.</li>
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<tease>Is the estimated monthly credit card spending that I specify in my debt reduction plan automatically included in my budget?</tease>
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<p>No. You'll need to include the projected expenses on the <emph>Expenses</emph> page of the Budget Planner. <alink type="prcdr" href="Addoreditagrouporcategorywithacompletedbudget.xml"/></p>
