Sometimes sticking to your budget is very difficult. You want a little better dinner one week, or you really need a night out. Or maybe it’s someone special’s birthday and you really want to show how much you care. Reasons like these are things that can easily cause one to skip on the budget and [...]
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Money Wasters You May or May Not Have Thought Of
(This is one of my more tongue-in-cheek articles)
Everyone always wants to find ways to save money. Why? There are so many ways that it is easier to just throw money away, without even really thinking about it. Here are a few of those.
Never wash a full [...]
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately on the costs of pets. And I am astounded by it! I suppose I should have realised it, as I have also been a pet owner. I got rid of my dog because I didn’t like her personality and was worried when my son was born that [...]
Envelope budgeting is something I have just recently heard of. It’s something that some financial and bankruptcy advisers use for their clients, which I found intriguing, and wouldn’t have thought of myself.
What it is, is the person doing the budget each month is working on a cash only budget (no credit cards), and is not [...]
I’m always looking for new ideas on better budgeting and saving money, and when people send me these, I’m certain to use them (or at least comment about them).
Here’s a nifty little idea that a friend e-mailed me (thanks, Helen her blog is DeeplyFelt). She says that buying prepaid grocery cards really helps with her [...]
This is actually from another site: Dictionary for Dads
I liked it so much that I’ve put it here verbatim. They have a “Share It” link there, but I can’t seem to get it to work. At least this is copying the idea of that and still sharing, thus giving them full credit….
Economic Budgets For Parents And [...]
It’s always hard to set your total budget plan. Sometimes it’s just the motivation of sitting down and doing the work. Other times it’s the knowing that you will have to truly see how much money you have and how expensive it is just to live in this world. To maybe you just don’t know [...]
I’m always watching how much I spend on groceries, as this is the one area of my budget that I have the most control over. When I was making good money my estranged wife wanted $500 every two weeks for groceries and cleaning supplies and clothing. I thought it was way too much, but for [...]
