Budgeting 101
Money-Saving Tips from My Mom
In honor of Mother’s Day this month, I thought it would be nice to share some of the money-saving tips I learned from my mom. When I think about many of the things I am doing to help our financial…
Budgeting When Life is Busy
How do you handle budgeting when life is busy? When life gets super-busy for me, my budgeting can take a back seat to other things. Once I get behind on budgeting and tracking my spending, it’s easy to just let…
Starting to Budget? 6 Encouraging Tips
Doing something new and different with your money, like starting to budget, can seem difficult or discouraging at times. If you are feeling like your new budget doesn’t work, I’d like to offer some encouragement. I was talking with someone…
When Your Budget Starts Working
It’s a wonderful feeling when your budget starts working! I’ve been working hard on our budget for the last several months and things are starting to come together. Because we are being careful with our spending, our financial situation is…
Little Ways to Save Money
If you have a big savings goal or are working to pay off debt, it feels great to put a large amount of money toward your goal. However, even small amounts of money make a difference over time. This post…
Budgeting: The One Step You Should Never Skip
There are many approaches on the first steps to budgeting. Some say to add up all of your income first. Some say to track your expenses for a month to see how much you’re spending in different areas. I think…
