You know what’s hard? Parting with part (or all) of your income every month. Bills are an unfortunate fact of life. Whether you are paying down a mortgage, your internet bill, a cell phone– you have expenses that you need to pay every month and you need an organized way to keep track of them
Sticking to a budget is about as fun as sticking to a diet. Amiright?! #nojudgements With that being said, you’re here because you know that something has to give and in order to succeed with your money you need to give this whole budget thing your full attention and that doesn’t just mean writing it,
Automating your finances is a great way to kickstart your financial success. By eliminating a portion of the human component you are also giving yourself less opportunities to veer off your financial path. When you automate your money you are ensuring that each month your savings goals are being met and your bills are being
Chances are if you’ve been in the world of personal finance for any time at all, you’ve heard of Dave Ramsey. Dave has made a career of offering easy to follow no nonsense advice to get your financial life on track. Whether you are looking to dig yourself out of debt, learn how to make
Have you ever asked yourself, how much should I spend a month? Well, Dave Ramsey has helped us with the answers to these questions with his recommended budgeting percentages. Dave Ramsey may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but he, without a doubt, made budgeting practical, easy to follow, and easy to understand. Which, for “non-finance”,
Despite what some people think, budgeting is not a dirty word! Having a budget is key to having financial success, however, budgeting is definitely not one size fits all. Trying to figure out which home budgeting technique is right for your family can be challenging with a good bit of trial and error. Did you
Budgeting is the first step to meeting your financial goals. And whatever your financial situation, having a plan for your money is essential. But that doesn’t mean that your budget needs to be complicated. You can make creating a budget downright simple! After multiple months of blowing it with traditional line-item budgeting, I gave myself
If you are new to budgeting, it can feel overwhelming coming up with a plan and making decisions about where your money needs to go. If this is not your first budgeting rodeo– perhaps you are still struggling with finding the right budgeting method that works for you! Are you looking for a simpler approach
Get off the money struggle bus! Check out, what in my opinion, is one of the most effective budgeting methods around– zero based budgeting. Budgeting was a word I heard quite a bit when I was growing up, but less about the how’s and the why’s. When I left home and suddenly was responsible for