When we started this journey it was a completely uneducated and archaic attempt at creating our budget. I spent hours writing everything down with pen and paper, categorizing each item, and coming up with our max and average spent monthly in each of those categories. Quite the task, but do you know what? That was […]
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 […]