A realistic budget means creating a spending plan that is practical and achievable based on your actual income and expenses. It involves setting financial goals that are realistic and making choices within your means. Full definition
Once you've developed realistic budgets for a home project, added up all of your individual debts, you can determine how much of a loan you'll need to make it happen. (discover.com)
Creating a rough but realistic budget with the approximate number of guests you hope to have will also narrow choices. (innbythesea.com)
«Had district officials used more realistic budget estimates, they could have avoided the accumulation of excess fund balance,» the report states. (suffolktimes.timesreview.com)