Category: Budgeting Tips

Starting a budget can change your life. It changed mine. I’m sharing all of the budgeting tips I can find, and everything I’ve done since I made my first excel spreadsheet.

A budget is the perfect way to see an accurate picture of your spending, saving, and income. When you track your spending, it’s easy to see your money priorities in black and white.

Whatever your money goals are, a budget will help you achieve them. Do you want to get out of debt? Start a budget. Do you want to save more money? Start a budget. Do you want to know if you have enough money to invest more into your retirement? Start a budget. Planning a dream vacation? A budget will help you save the money faster.

Use all of the resources and budgeting tips to fast track your financial goals and build the life you want.

I Ditched My Car Payment and Here’s Why

Are you wasting $300-500 every month? What if… Instead of wasting $300 a month, you could save it or spend it on things you ACTUALLY care about? A family vacation Paying off debt Home improvement projects Creating an emergency fund So what is causing you to waste $300-500 a month? Your car payment. The average […]

Ask Yourself these 8 Important Questions About Money and Improve Your Finances

How often do you ask yourself hard questions about money? Me? Not a lot. I like to avoid conflict at all costs. I’m from Minnesota and very passive. Just ask my wife. And when I ask myself hard questions, my defenses come up and I try to justify my behavior, or ignore it. I’m honestly […]

3 Benefits of Combining Finances After Marriage

Congratulations! You’re getting married soon! (Or at least I’m guessing so since you’re reading this) Or maybe you’re here to do a little research to figure out the best way to handle your finances after you get married someday. Whatever reason brought you here, I’m going to share 3 AMAZING benefits of combining finances after […]

How to Do a Budget Review for Your Family Budget

I love January. As a teacher, it’s a great halfway point of the year and means I’m that much closer to summer. Because, you know, summers are awesome. But January is also time to turn the page on the last year. All of my goals, both the ones I met and the ones I fell […]

13 Easy Ways to Save Money Every Month

I want to share with you 13 easy ways to save money every single month. In fact, these money saving tips helped us save money so we could pay off $100,000 of debt in 5 years. That’s $20,000 a year we spent paying off our debt. We couldn’t do that if these tips didn’t work. […]

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How to Use the Cash Envelope System to Save Money

[Updated 9/10/2020] I’ve avoided writing about the cash envelope system for a while. I’m honestly not even sure why. Maybe it’s because so much has already been said about it. The truth is though, using Dave Ramsey’s cash envelope system transformed our lives and helped us stick to a budget for the very first time. […]

How to Plan a Vacation Budget When You Want to Buy Everything

Hi! I am Jenna Griffin — the Mrs. to Mr. Jamie Griffin. I recently guest posted on this blog about the fact that I am a “wanter”. Guilty as charged. I am the one who usually wants to break our budget for things like: getting a spontaneous pedicure, because dang-it, I deserve it; or wanting […]

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Tiller Money Review – Everything You Need to Know to Make a Budget

Have you ever dreamt of being completely debt free? Wouldn’t it be nice to log into your online bank account and feel JOY – knowing that you have an extra $200 to put into your savings account every month? The best thing you can do to start making those dreams a reality is to use […]

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Renting a Car in Ireland – Everything You Need to Know

So you’re thinking about renting a car in Ireland? Congrats on your upcoming trip! It’s going to be a fun time! My wife and I spent 10 days traveling through Ireland and we rented a car to drive around the countryside. And by “we” I mean my wife. She was a saint and did all […]

[Free Calendar] 60 Free, Cheap, and Fun Summer Activities Your Kids Will Love

“School’s out, for the summer!” That’s the only line of the song I know. But let’s be real, it’s the only line I care about. I’m a teacher and the last day of school is still one of the most exciting days of the year. One year we pushed another teacher down the hallway on […]