Making Saving Second Nature
The benefits of budgeting go way beyond just giving you more money. You’ll discover a life full of more freedom and less anxiety too. You keep hearing about how to budget your money. It seems like it must be the thing to do, right? Have you ever wondered why budgeting is so important? Turns out […]
It’s one thing to make a budget and tell your money where to go, but it’s a completely different thing to live on a bare bones budget. A bare bones budget is when your budget only what is absolutely necessary to survive. You might think that this sounds ridiculous. Who on earth would only live […]
When you’re 20 years old, you tend to believe what other people tell you. And that was especially true for me when it came to money. I believed whatever someone told me. Part of that was because I didn’t know much about money. And part of it was because I didn’t care enough about my […]
I’m sure you’ve been there. You’re walking through your favorite store and see something that you have to have. It goes in the basket. As you turn down another aisle, you see another item that will go perfect in your home. In the basket it goes. And then you stumble upon the kid’s section. Your child […]
Has there ever been a time in your life when you know you really screwed up with your money? Maybe you took out a loan that you didn’t need or you consistently blew through your income and didn’t have enough money left at the end of each month. Listen, I get it. I’ve been there. […]
A few weeks ago, my husband and I went out to dinner and had the most in-depth conversation about our budget that we’ve had in a LONG time. Now don’t get me wrong, we have money conversations a lot. But they are usually more surface-level conversations that focus on paying bills and tracking our spending. […]
Are you short on money each month? If you dread checking the mail for fear of another bill, then it might be time to start earning extra money on top of your current job. Below are 11 options for how you can earn extra money to help cover loans, bills, or just rack up some […]
Writing a budget for the first time (or even the third!) can be a daunting task. There’s a lot of numbers, expenses to remember, and you might not even know where to start. I promise you that it will get easier and that it’s not as difficult as it may sound! As a general rule, […]