Making Saving Second Nature
If you’ve read anything about the steps to becoming debt free, then you know that you need to save for an emergency fund and then start your debt snowball. You’ll want a minimum of $1,000 in your emergency fund so that you are ready to combat anything that comes your way without going any further […]
I’ll never forget the first time I learned that you could actually earn cash back for making everyday purchases. I was hanging out with my friend when she told me she was just paid by a website for buying Christmas gifts. I knew right away that I needed to start using apps and websites to […]
So you’ve seen budgeters all over carrying around envelopes full of cash. Questions might be flooding your mind about the cash envelope system… What’s this all about? Are they crazy? Did they just rob a bank? Or is this something that I should be doing? And seriously…does the cash envelope system actually work? These are […]
We all have both good and bad habits when it comes to our money. But some habits are worse than others. In fact, some habits might be making you broke! I know that I’m guilty of breaking not one, not two, but all of these habits in my past! I was living life day by […]
I once had a friend tell me that sending money to savings was pointless. I stood there trying to hide my obvious shock and disbelief as I listened to her share more of her theory. “You just don’t know when you’re going to die, so why save money when you can use it to fully […]
You don’t have to go broke when you go back to school shopping. Follow these hacks and tips and you’ll save BIG during back to school deals and sales!
I’m going to admit something that I haven’t told a lot of people (so why not tell the whole internet?)…my husband and I bought our first house before we were ready. Not only were we newly married (we closed on our house on our one year wedding anniversary), but we also had over $100,000 worth […]
I’ll never forget the first time I ever moved after college. I was headed to my first “real job” as a third grade teacher. I enlisted the help of my mom and dad to load up a trailer with my measly possessions and Ikea furniture. The week before I headed off across the state I […]