Making Saving Second Nature
*the post contains affiliate links There’s bound to be a time in your life when you’re faced with an emergency. Whether you encounter an unexpected medical expense, a huge change in your family relationship (such as a divorce), or a global pandemic, it’s a great idea to create an emergency budget. Right now, our world […]
Hello, my name is Allison and I suffer from depression and anxiety. You might be surprised to read this sentence on a financial blog. In fact, I cannot tell you how many times I sat here in my room and retyped that same sentence over and over again. Do I just come right out and […]
I was standing in the small lobby of a car repair shop on a hot summer day wishing I had set aside sinking funds for this very moment. I was fresh out of college and had no idea that I should have been saving money for car repairs. I’ll never forget standing there and handing […]
*This post is sponsored by Medi-Share. All opinions are 100% my own. This past year I joined Medi-Share, a community where people share each other’s medical expenses. My journey that led to Medi-Share didn’t start during an open enrollment period. It didn’t start with an email from Human Resources. It didn’t even start with my […]
I don’t know about you, but when I first heard about the cash envelope system, I was sure it was not for me. I mean, who would want to carry around all that cash? And what about the change?! “Those cash people are crazy,” I thought. Ha! The joke was on me. The cash envelope […]