Here are the 5 steps you need to take to stop yourself from overspending on Christmas gifts The excitement, the peppermint latte is now kicking in … the click-clack of your shoes racing down Target’s floor tiles… An hour later, your phone bings at you. Yup, it’s a large purchase amount alert from your credit…
The top 5 budgeting methods turned into simple and easy printable budget planners. Just print & go! People grab spiral notebooks, scratch paper, napkins, or whatever to write their budget down. They tell themselves budgeting is easy. Then they realize that their budget worksheet is missing a bunch of things, and the layout doesn’t make…
30 Christmas Family Traditions that won’t bust the bank The holiday season is a magical time for many families, the excitement, the treats, the cost! The cost?!? Yes, it’s true, the holidays cost money. Sometimes a lot of money. But they don’t have to! You can absolutely get in all your Christmas family traditions without…
Meal Planning Can Help Save You $1,600 a Year on Your Grocery Budget! Food – it’s one of our biggest monthly budget busters. I know that eating healthy needs to be a top priority, as we want to do what’s best for our bodies and our wallet. Yet sometimes, those two things don’t always align….
Get the inside scoop from a grocery store insider on how to save money on groceries before even stepping foot in a store! Here’s the inside scoop on how to save money on groceries from someone who knows! Me! Now, I don’t know all the tricks for all the stores, but from working in a…
Christmas in July is the perfect time to start planning how you’re going to save money for Christmas! The middle of summer sounds like an odd time to start thinking about Christmas. But this is actually the BEST time to start your Christmas savings plan! Planning this far in advance gives you about four months…
Don’t let budgeting burnout get the best of you! Here’s how to move past it and keep on budgetin’! Learning how to budget effectively is a skill that you develop over time, with trial and error. Lots of people get overwhelmed with budgeting. That’s normal, and it’s okay. But you need to keep working on…
Planning for a debt-free Christmas budget has never been easier! Christmas is a time of joy, excitement, tasty treats, corny movies, and debt. Debt? Ya, they call it the Christmas Debt Hangover, that doesn’t sound pretty, does it? Unlike the regular kind of hangover, this one grows interest month after month (like a fungus, yuck!)…
50+ pieces of smart financial advice for women that can help you grow your bank balance (and keep it)! Today, I am laying out all the best money advice for women that real women have taken to heart and shared with me. Because real women are the ones living life on our level, they know…
What to do when you don’t know where to even start with budgeting your money We’ve all been there, where we sat wide-eyed at something, with no clue where to begin and no notion of what we don’t even know. When I first learned about budgeting, I thought it was about not going out and…
We’re diving into all the details of your most important bank account, your emergency fund! Everyone keeps talking about emergency funds and how you HAVE TO have one. As you’re talking with your friends, it seems that they already have it together, they sound so confident. You sink a bit lower in your seat because…
Cash vs credit – do you know the best way you should be spending your money? Everyone (including me) talks about saving money, but everyone wants you to spend money on their products, of course! So what’s a smart Mama like you to do? You need to make sure you are spending money the “right…
Find out the 6 rules of money management that can make or break your finances! Did you know that there are some fundamental money rules that you need to follow if you want to be money-savvy? Do you know if you’re breaking any of the most important personal finance principles? Ummmm… Let’s go ahead and…
Here are 30 inexpensive & free ways to keep your little ones entertained this summer It’s time for summer break, and that means that parents will be doing double duty of head chef, and the head of the entertainment committee (among the 347 other things on our to-do list)! If your kiddos love to keep…
If you’re looking to stay home while earning money, get the inside scoop on these 5 home business ideas for moms! “Wouldn’t it be great to work from home! I wouldn’t ever have to rush out the door in the morning! I wouldn’t ever have to listen to Elise from Accounting talk about her pet…