*This post is numbers intensive, and as a momma who is REALLY bad at math I promise, in the end it will all make sense (or cents…)!! Keep reading for how to save thousands on baby diapers!* “Baby’s are expensive” It’s all I seemed to hear once I got pregnant, and after spending a small […]
“How do get your husband to do the budget with you?” It’s a question I get asked almost on a daily basis. I talk endlessly at work, home and with my friends about budgeting. I get many of them on board and we lay out a budget for them, but then the inevitable happens. They […]
Your income is something that may not be changing any time in the near future, but you are very much in charge of what you spend. Many people are wasting money and don’t even realize it. I’ve compiled the top 6 bad spending habits that have helped us to go from living paycheck to paycheck […]
Food prepping. Just saying it sounds like more work than you want to do. Is it really worth it? The simple answer is YES. There are so many benefits to planning your meals. It’s healthy, saves you time, and most importantly saves you MONEY! I know what you’re thinking because sometimes I think it too. […]
Tips for creating your initial budget: For most of my posts I will be discussing things as if you’re a couple. If you are single these tips will most certainly still work for you. In fact, it may be even easier since you won’t have to split the decision-making process with someone. So you’ve decided […]
My husband and I started budgeting in January of 2017. We went in to it with limited knowledge besides the fact that we knew we did not want to be “normal”. We did not want to carry debt for rest of our lives, we did not want work but feel like we had no money, […]
Let’s be honest. The idea of a budget sounds constricting, stressful and downright scary. Having to keep track of what you spend, be responsible in your purchasing, and make the conscious decision to pick one want over another does not sound like fun. But one day, when you are ready, you will realize you need […]