You’ve probably seen that 52 week money saving challenge that promises you’ll have over $1,000 saved by the end of the year. It starts easily enough by asking you to save $1 the first week, $2 the next, $3 the week after that, and so on. Sounds great, right? Well, there’s a catch. By the …
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I rely a lot on my crockpot when life gets busy. After working all day, getting dinner on the table while balancing swim practice, Girl Scout meetings, and other school activities is tough! But I’m not the type to spend an hour slicing up vegetebles, preparing the meat, or mixing ingredients. Nope. I’m more of …
We all make mistakes. Some mistakes are more costly than others, and Christmas is a season where rational thought can go right out the window. If you put too much emphasis on food, candy, and gifts, you can miss out on the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas is the time of year we spend the …
Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love buying gifts, decorating, giving extra to charities, and spending money on holiday activities. Even though I’m smart about it and save a little all year in a Christmas savings account, I always overspend. It’s frustrating because it throws off my December budget and makes money tight in January, …
The countdown is on… it won’t be long until Christmas arrives at our doorstep. While it’s my favorite time of the year, it’s one of the worst times for my budget. The holidays can be stressful with all of the Christmas parties and festive events, and that doesn’t even consider covering the cost of higher …
Andrew and I sat down and added up our debt. It’s embarrassing. We were on a roll – in 2015 and 2016 we paid off almost $30,000 in debt. But we lost our focus. For the past four years, we’ve been pretending our money problems don’t exist. And it isn’t working. Bills keep coming in, …
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Does it seem like the alumni association at your alma mater incessantly sends you requests to join them? Once you graduated from college, you might have just wanted to start your new life and move on from being a student. However, the college you attended has probably been hounding you to join the alumni association, …
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I love planners. I couldn’t tell you how much money I’ve spent on planners (not to mention the time I’ve spent setting them up!) only to find out they don’t check all the boxes. Is getting meal planning, goal setting, budgeting, and monthly and weekly calendar layouts all in one planner too much to ask? …
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The first half of 2019 has been full of ups and downs, and it’s been a rocky six months personally and financially. As it turns out, budgeting with an irregular income is harder than I thought. I miss the steady paycheck that having a 9 to 5 got me. But do you know what I …
