I know the feeling of being broke, tired, and frustrated. You wake up every morning, go to work, and come home tired every single day. Your paycheck comes and you get a little more room to breath. The problem? You’re making only enough to get you through the month. You’re broke and don’t know how …
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No spend challenges aren’t for the faint of heart. For some, saving money comes naturally. For others, it seems like having spare change in your pocket just begs to be spent. It’s almost as if the change in our pocket was pulling us towards the cash register! I swear my wife is a natural saver. …
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You don’t suck at budgeting. You just need a step by step process to make starting your budget easy. I think we all know the importance of budgeting. Without budgeting, we can’t track our money and would most likely spend our money until it’s gone. Budgeting keeps us going in the right direction so we …
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Tired of renting and ready for your own place? I don’t blame you. Back in college, I lived in an apartment complex where the girls living above me must have been practicing acrobatics at 5 a.m.! While home ownership does have it’s drawbacks, I don’t miss renting at all! So how can you escape your …
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 …
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 …
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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