How to Review a Budget: Annual Budget Review 2021
Did you reach any of your money goals in 2021? The new year is a great time to reflect on your goals and set new goals for 2022. But reflecting on your 2021 money goals is hard without an annual budget template. Our annual budget template helps me track all of our spending for the […]
6 Cheap Travel Tips to Save Money on Vacation
Ready for a vacation? Planning a vacation that’s not a budget buster (but also not a no-fun, do-nothing waste of time) can be a challenge. Whether you were traveling by road or air in 2020, you were treated to a number of discounts on everything from gasoline to lodging to airfare. Now, prices are soaring […]
UNest App Review: Use the UNest App to Save for Your Child’s Future
What’s the best way to save money for your child’s future? Wouldn’t it be a great gift to help pay for your child’s tuition, wedding, first home, or help them start a family? The best way you can save for your child’s future is to start… RIGHT NOW! But you might have a million other […]
Digital Cash Envelopes: How to Save Money with Qube Money
Want to save money, but cash envelopes aren’t working? What if you could save money without using the traditional cash envelope system. Maybe you’ve heard people raving about how much money you can save with cash envelopes. I first heard about them from the Dave Ramsey blog back in 2013. But… carrying around cash is […]
4 Reasons Why We Switched to an Online Savings Account
Are you missing out on free money? Maybe. But that doesn’t mean you can’t start earning more money this month. By making one simple switch, we’ve made an extra $45.12 in free money this year. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but it’s a lot more than we would’ve earned if we didn’t switch […]
I’m Completely in LOVE with this Monthly Budget Spreadsheet! And Here’s Why.
What if I could help make budgeting easier? We all know that using a budget and tracking our spending is good for us, just like exercising and eating healthy. But it’s hard to know where to start, which budget will work best, or even how to budget in the first place. I have good news. […]
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 […]
Save Money with SaverLife and Win Money too
[Updated 9/11/2020] Saving money can be hard. Sometimes it seems like there just isn’t enough money to save. Like you’re always coming up short. And wow, can that be stressful. Have you felt that too? But there’s a better way. What if saving money was actually fun? What if you could get paid and win […]
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. […]
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. […]