Last month, I wrote about Holiday Budget Planning.This month's topic is way less fun but even more important ... Tax Increase Budget Readiness. (NOTE: This is about the current facts. No politics. Keep the politics out of this discussion as this about planning for your personal … [Read more...]
Simply Budgeting: Holiday Budget Planning
Last month, I wrote about Real World Debt Management.Last month I tweeted asking for ideas and got two great ones. This month's topic is thanks to another Twitter friend but I didn't write down who it was. If you suggested a post on Holiday Budget Planning, this is for you. Oh … [Read more...]
Simple Budgeting: Real World Debt Management
Last month, I wrote about Using What You Have. This month I tweeted asking for ideas and got two great ones. So I am going to write this month about how to get out of debt thanks to the suggestion from @alyssaavant. I am not Dave Ramsey or Suze Orman when it comes to debt. … [Read more...]
Simple Budgeting: Use What You Have
I am a tad embarrassed that here is the end of the month and I am just putting up July's Simple Budgeting series post but life has been crazy. At any rate, here it is!Last month, I wrote about Knowing What You Have. I gave the example of our pantry clean out and organizing … [Read more...]
Simple Budgeting: Knowing What You Have
We spent Sunday cleaning out our pantry. I love the fact that our kitchen has a pantry. I hate the pantry design. The shelves are nice and big but they are big and deep. You know how your dryer eats socks, well our pantry ate food. It would suck it into the back of the deep … [Read more...]
Simple Budgeting: Is Health a Necessity?
This is the fifth post in the monthly series titled Simple Budgeting. Check the left sidebar for the links to the posts in this series!Simply put (haha) ... no seriously, I was overwhelmed with the comments in the Spring Cleaning post last month. Y'all impress me with how … [Read more...]
Simple Budgeting: Spring Cleaning
This is the fourth post in the monthly series titled Simple Budgeting. Check the left sidebar for the links to the posts in this series!So the topic for this month is "Spring Cleaning". If you wrote out all of your bills like I suggested in January's post, did anything surprise … [Read more...]
Simple Budgeting: The Color Green
This is the third post in the monthly series titled Simple Budgeting. Check the left sidebar for the link to last two posts.So the topic for this month is "The Color Green". I figured this title went good with the Spring season, St. Patrick's Day, and hopefully the growing … [Read more...]
Simple Budgeting: A Little Math
This is the second post in the monthly series titled Simple Budgeting. Check the left sidebar for the link to last month's post.So the topic for this month is "A Little Math". This month's post is going to continue off last month's post where you were asked to write down all of … [Read more...]
Do You Compare Prices?
Silly question, huh? Or is it? Have you ever compared the prices of the basic items that you buy for family every week at the main places you shop? If you do, kudos to you! Please add your tips in a comment as I know I would love to hear them myself and my readers would … [Read more...]
Just Turn it UPSIDE DOWN!
Are you a bottle of the barrel ... errr ... bottle, jar, container, tube ... whatever, scraper?I am. I am sure one day my kids will find it embarrassing but they will get over it. I bet that one day I will walk into their house and find them doing the same thing! Why do I say … [Read more...]
Simple Budgeting: What is your budget?
This is the first of a monthly series that starts this year. I am going to call it Simple Budgeting. Hey, if it is Simple or Simply or something along those lines then I don't have time for it and you probably don't either. So look for a post each month starting with "Simple … [Read more...]
Healthy Foodie Tip on a Budget
Bulk buying scares many people. There I said it. I know it is true. I have had many friends tell me just that. I don't "need" that much chicken or toilet paper or apples. I am one ... two ... a family with small kids that don't each much. OK, it is time to stop the excuses! I … [Read more...]
Christmas Decorating on a Budget
Is it your first Christmas on your own? First Christmas in a new house? First Christmas on a budget? Or just another Christmas for you? OK, I am thinking you fit into at least on of those categories so keep on reading ... With all of the sparkling lights and fancy dancing Santas, … [Read more...]
Are you saving on your monthly bills?
Every payday, I get excited that it is payday. Then I remember it is bill paying day too and that puts a damper on the payday excitement.As we have tightened our budget to be a family of five (with three little ones!) that lives on one full time income and a little bit of part … [Read more...]