Household Budget Percentages: Look at the WHY, HOW, and HOW MUCH
When I started budgeting, I realized I was spending about 10% of my income on junk. Coffee shops, junk food, eating out at restaurants and fast food places, and dumb…
When I started budgeting, I realized I was spending about 10% of my income on junk. Coffee shops, junk food, eating out at restaurants and fast food places, and dumb…
I am a huge advocate for cash envelope systems for budgeting. Big fan. The cash envelope system was such a big part of our debt-free journey. Every single payday, I…
It's tough enough to decide you're going to put yourself on a budget. Plus, having to remember everything you spend money on each month. Because leaving things out of your…
Have you been struggling to keep up with your monthly budget and curious about budget binders? One of the hardest pieces of getting your finances together is just starting. It…
I've mentioned Dave Ramsey's envelope system in a lot of posts, but haven't had the chance to really dive into how it works. And if the cash envelope system for…
It can all be so overwhelming, can't it? At least it was for us. We were staring down the barrel of over $100,000 in debt, living paycheck to paycheck, and…
Have you ever received just terrible marriage advice? You know, the kind that you try out and it fails miserably? Finances for married couples can be a tricky topic. Mostly…
We've had our share of emergencies in our house. Anything from medical to mechanical to household messes; we've had them. Before we started a budget, we'd simply swipe our debit…
There are a lot of tools out there today to help you budget. What you choose to use all depends on what you find easiest! Some like apps, others like…
This is going to be a controversial topic, but I hope you stick with me. If you are married and have separate bank accounts (even if you have one joint…