Planning for Fun Stuff
Five days from now, we don our green, pinch those who forgot, eat our weight in Corned Beef, and drink green beer Guinness. It’s easy to deter from your budget just this one time for a fun night out,...
View ArticleWhat Disney Princesses Taught Us About Savings Goals
We have three daughters, all equally obsessed with Disney Princesses. Not a day goes by that we don’t have to cram all of the dress-up back into the toy box because one (usually all of them) have...
View ArticleThe True Meaning of The American Dream
Close your eyes for 10 seconds and imagine one thing: The American Dream. 2 kids. 1 dog. White picket fences. Perfect lawns. Husbands wearing fedoras as they happily wave to their neighbor watering...
View ArticleFinancial Wellness Tip #1: Say NO to New Debt!
I’ll make this short and sweet, since this concept seems like a no brainer. A big part of Financial Wellness is less debt. So stop making more! When we were charge-card addicts, we thought of credit...
View ArticleFinancial Wellness Tip #2: Cut Costs WITHOUT Clipping Coupons!
When we were getting out of debt, I clipped coupons. I clipped a ton of coupons, poured over the Sunday ads, deal-searched on my favorite sites (Hip2Save, if you were wondering), and would head out at...
View ArticleFinancial Wellness Tip #3: The Importance of an Emergency Fund
When you are swimming in debt, and have creditors calling you every 30 minutes, the *last* thing you think you can do is put away for an “emergency”! Isn’t the aforementioned debt and creditors an...
View ArticleFinancial Wellness Tip #4: The Travel Budget
In honor of our fully paid for trip to Disneyland with our family, this week, I am talking about the travel budget. A Travel Budget is basically the same format as your “normal” budget (which, if you...
View ArticleFinancial Wellness Tip #5: The Importance of a Budget
We’ve covered no more borrowing money and an Emergency Fund. What’s next, you ask? Write Down Your Budget. Every.Single.Month. Get ready. This is where I take the ickiness out of the word...
View ArticleFinancial Wellness Tip #6: Learn The Envelope System
Staying in budget can be SO hard, but now that you’re living a Zero Sum Lifestyle (every penny that comes in goes to something, even if that something is savings or investing), it’s incredibly...
View ArticleFinancial Wellness Tip #7: Look at WHEN You Pay Bills
When you get paid more than once a month, it’s also important to look at *when* you pay bills. By changing *when* we paid things, we found money in each pay period! Sure, it feels good to sit down and...
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