Your budget isn’t a slower cooker: You can’t just set it and forget it. Instead, a budget requires care, attention, and regular adjustments. Why? Adjusting your budget: Allows you to track your spending more accurately Protects you from overspending in multiple categories Helps you plan better in the months to come You and your budget areContinue reading “Give Yourself Permission to Do This To Your Budget”
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7 Steps to Your Dream Vacation
We all have dreams—both big and small. Dream jobs, dream dates, dream pets, dream accomplishments, and even dream vacations. Some of us leave our dreams in the clouds, while others run after them with vigor. If you’ve been fantasizing about your ideal getaway for years, maybe it’s time to take action. And the only wayContinue reading “7 Steps to Your Dream Vacation”
How to Budget for Unexpected Expenses
Every morning, budgeting friends, we all wake up, lace our shoes, and hit the ground running. Money goals? We’re gettin’ after ’em. Temptations? Out of our way. But then . . . Sometimes we hit the wall of unexpected expenses. And it feels like one step forward and 22 steps backward with money plans outContinue reading “How to Budget for Unexpected Expenses”
How to Budget Without a Spreadsheet
Budget. Maybe just looking at that little six-letter word makes your stomach churn. One glance and you have visions of oversized calculators, complicated spreadsheets, and confusing formulas that make your head spin. But what if you could budget without all that hassle? Good news: You can! Even awesomer, budgeting is easy! In fact, even ifContinue reading “How to Budget Without a Spreadsheet”
Everything You Need to Know About Budgeting
Are you new to the world of budgeting and not sure where to start? Well, friend, your search across the great expanse of the internet just ended, because we’ve put everything you need to know about budgeting in one place! Our hope is that you’ll see the budget for what it truly is: an easyContinue reading “Everything You Need to Know About Budgeting”
What to Expect in Your First 3 Months of Budgeting
Most of us have an iconic and memorable first-time-on-a-bike story. Maybe your story starts with a slow-motion wreck in the yard but ends with a smooth sail down a hill, wind in your hair. Think about what happened between the beginning and ending of that story, though. Somewhere along the way as you were learningContinue reading “What to Expect in Your First 3 Months of Budgeting”
How to Stop the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle
Ever catch yourself counting down the days until your next paycheck? Maybe you decided to take out a store credit card for the 20%-off shopping day and the bill just came in. Or maybe your “check engine” light is on and you’re dreading the repair. Either way, that paycheck can’t come fast enough—and might notContinue reading “How to Stop the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle”
How to Create a Wedding Budget
In the olden days, marriage began with a herd of goats, a small ceremony with a minister to make it official, a prim church organist banging out “Canon in D,” and maybe a potluck to celebrate the nuptials. But today, marriage begins with more pomp and circumstance. In fact, it’s a giant to-do—which comes with a giantContinue reading “How to Create a Wedding Budget”
How to Save Money: 20 Simple Tips
You work hard for your money; it should work hard for you. And while intentionality is quite the hot word these days, it’s really the key to making your dollars put forth that extra effort. Being intentional is how to save more money (and spend less!) each month. Because you know the money isn’t really the muscle,Continue reading “How to Save Money: 20 Simple Tips”
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