Budgeting Tips
4 Rules to Follow When Talking the F Word (Finances) with Family & Friends
There’s a reason why finances are the top of the awkward discussions list. We’ve been taught that it’s tacky, rude and can even result in embarrassment in some form or another to discuss money. Families teach their children to never discuss finances with outsiders or sometimes even within the family boundaries. We all have differing…
Read More4 Reasons Why You’re Failing at Becoming Debt Free And How to Fix It!
Becoming debt free is no easy task to tackle. It took time to get into debt, which means it’ll take time to get back out. Frustrating, but true. If you’re like me, I wanted instant gratification and results NOW. I had trouble giving it time to work. Which meant, I found myself straying from the…
Read MoreWe Paid $12,324 of Debt in 8 Months with this Budget Workbook
My husband and I have been through the debt cycle plenty of times. We’ve paid off several debts, including my husband’s student loans, 2 set of medical bills from births, dental work, home improvement loans, and three or four cars, just to name a few. And yet, we kept finding ourselves in debt, still. It…
Read More5 Critical Steps to Becoming Financially Successful
Learning to be successful through your career or personal life are skills that take practice. Learning to be financially successful is no different. It’s more than just setting a budget once and walking away, hoping it works out. You must give yourself the right tools to be successful and follow through every month. Below are…
Read More7 Must-Take Steps to Avoid Debt After Being Laid Off from Work
Recently, my husband and I have been putting our nose to the grindstone in terms of budgeting and expenses so that we can finally get our debt paid off. Unfortunately, he got laid off from work three weeks ago. The positive side is that since we had already been budgeting and working on pay off…
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