Having a strict budget isn’t for everyone. Big shocker, most people don’t find budgeting appealing! I do recommend building an effective family budget, but there isn’t any point if you won’t stick to it. Not many people want to sit down and enter receipts into a spreadsheet. The 50/20/30 rule is the solution that will […]
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Dave Ramsey and his budget percentages have been a big hit with a lot of families, including mine. Dave’s seven baby steps have helped numerous people pay off debt and start saving money. When you’re building your families budget, it can be hard to determine how much money goes where. That’s why Dave created his
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Dave Ramsey’s baby steps are the perfect answer for anyone looking to pay off debt and start taking control of their finances. It’s really awesome to me that everyday finances can be broken down to seven steps. These steps are more like seven mini-goals. You can start wherever you fall in your financial journey and
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Are you tired of spending what seems like your entire paycheck on groceries? For a lot of us, we spend a lot of money on groceries and still wonder why there isn’t any food in the house. The money is gone but nothing sounds good and the pantry looks empty. We need to bring our
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Remember when you were little and your parents told you to do something you didn’t want to do? You know, like when your parents told you that dinner comes before dessert? Your parents were trying to teach you good habits so that you could grow up and *hopefully* feed yourself dinner and not pig out
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Hands down, batch cooking is one of the best ways for a large family to save money on a small budget. I fell in love with batch cooking the first time I made a big batch of chili for my family that fed us for about a week and only cost about $16 to make.
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Baby wipes are one of the least favorite things families want to spend their money on, but they are a very important! Getting the right baby wipes can save you money so that you can use that money on more fun baby items, or something important like college. You also want to make sure you
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Have you ever found yourself struggling to save money? Some days it can feel like you’re a super awesome money saver and others days it feels like you have a mountain of receipts piled up, wondering how you are going to recover from a rough financial month. Life is always easier and happier when you
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Let me start off by saying that budgeting isn’t fun nor is it glamorous. It’s usually the people who don’t budget that are driving the nice cars, having a grand time out on the town, and always have the latest tech. And you know what? They may look well off on the surface, but deep
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Want to plan a vacation and travel the world but always seem to run short on money? Or maybe you have some money to take a vacation and a few ideas of where you might want to go, but don’t know how to plan your trip. It happens to my wife and I all the
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