3 Lessons We Learned From Being Unemployed Four Times is a GUEST POST by Jaime Bacon. My husband John and I have been through four job losses: two before we were married, one the year we got married, and one since having our daughter Allison. This last time was the toughest due to the fact that we […]
Subscribe to my FREE eNotes for best tips to help you save money, get organized and enjoy life PLUS freebies like my 27 Ways to Save $300 This Week ebook and more! After a very long season of keeping our grocery budget to $100 – $125 a week our family is now choosing to increase the budget […]
Fast Track Savings Challenge – Tips to Boost Your Savings Fast! Okay Ladies, today we start the fun (and work) of saving money. Today’s Savings Mission is to set a savings goal for the month. 1. Choose an amount to save. The first step in setting your Fast Track Saving Challenge goal is to set […]
It’s time for our Fast Track Savings Challenge! For the next few weeks I will be posting tips and encouragement to help you: build your emergency fund pay off debt save for Christmas Join the challenge and be entered to win $50 PayPal cash to add to your savings! Woohoo — extra money! To […]
The Real Reason You Overspend {& how to stop!} I have heard from many of you that one of your toughest challenges is controlling your spending. Reader S. writes: “I love your website because I am really passionate about being frugal and having financial peace and security. My problem is that I try to keep a […]
So you could use a little more money in your savings account but you don’t know where to find it. I completely get it. Living on less means we have to make careful choices with our money if we want to make progress on our financial goals but sometimes all you need is a simple […]
4 Crazy Ways to Save Money Every Month We could all use a little fine-tuning to our spending habits but sometimes you really need to go crazy to cut the budget. Whether you experience a medical emergency, an unexpected job layoff or another financial crisis I four crazy solutions that you can use in […]
In my last post I shared my Simple DIY Budget Binder, or what I like to call my Money GPS because it gives us direction to reach our financial destination. Part of reaching that destination is becoming debt-free. After over 10 years of being debt-free we now owe over $18,000, much of which is medical […]
So far in our Money Makeover we’ve talked about gaining vision, setting a savings target and specific savings strategies. Today I’m showing you how I keep track of each of these elements of our money plan by using a simple DIY budget binder. Buy the Creative Budget Binder pages HERE. (NOTE: Get a discount […]
As we are continuing the 1 Month Money Makeover many of you have sent in specific questions about spending and saving. Peaceful Mom Reader S. writes: “I love your website because I am really passionate about being frugal and having financial peace and security. My problem is that I try to keep a spending limit but […]