Middle America: You Can Have Kids Without Going Broke
Attention Middle America: Believe it or not, you can have kids without going broke, despite what the media may be telling you. Here’s how.
Budgeting
4 Reasons Zero-Sum Budgets Are Awesome
Are you familiar with zero-sum budgets? If not, here are four reasons you should try one. They really do rock!
Our 2014 Spending: How Did We Do?
The year is finally coming to an end, which means I’ve been doing all kinds of year-end stuff with our finances – things like organizing my receipts in preparation to do our taxes, going through the various statements that have to do with our rental properties, and also assessing our financial situation for the year. …
December Budget Breakdown and Savings Updates
Read this post for my December budget and our annual savings updates.
Epic Budget Failure: When Everything Goes Wrong
We experienced epic budget failure during the month of November. Read this post for the details.
November Budget Breakdown and I’m BAAAACCCKKK
As many of you know, I’ve been on vacation this past week. I know you missed me. And yes, the feeling was mutual. *wink wink
Do the Changing Seasons Affect Your Budget?
The changing of the seasons can sometimes mean huge changes to your monthly budget and utilities. At least, that’s how it works for my family. As soon as I get used to whatever spending pattern we’re in, it’s time to change things up and get used to a whole new season once again. I guess that’s the price…
Who Sabotages Your Christmas Budget?
There was a time in my life when I absolutely hated the holiday season, and it was mainly because I worked nearly every weekend in December for six years straight. I’m sure you are wondering why I would do such a thing, but I can assure you that I didn’t have a choice. At my old mortuary job, we…
Club Thrifty October Budget Breakdown and Blog Updates
I just realized something- I completely forgot to spell out my budget details last month. I know, I know….I totally dropped the ball. But I’m going to make up for it somehow! Pinky swear. Fortunately, last month was pretty boring when it came to budgeting and spending. I mostly just paid the mortgage and bought groceries,…
4 Budgeting Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Ah, budgeting. Like it or not, budgeting is the backbone of successful personal finance and the heart and soul of good financial health. Many of us who have finally found the path to financial health and independence now realize just how important budgeting is. However, obtaining this knowledge is rarely easy. Our stint with budgeting began in 2011 after we…
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