From the category archives:

Budgeting

Hear the Sleigh Bells Ringing?

August 18, 2010

“What? You’ve got to be kidding. It’s only August.” That may be true but if you have heard the story of Santa then you know that his elves are already working. Delivery day is December 25 but all year long there has been busy activity in preparation for the day that we celebrate the birth [...]

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How To Set Up A Bullet Proof Family Budget

August 15, 2010

When you have a family it can seem impossible to stick with a budget or find ways to save money. There are always extra expenses with children growing out of clothes and shoes and the constant barrage of requests from the school for a few dollars here and a few dollars there for field trips [...]

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Budget Stretching Tactics For Your Back To School Shopping

August 11, 2010

This is a guest post by Mrs. Not Made of Money. The start of the school year means a myriad of feelings for everyone in the home. For moms, it means that the days will be somewhat freed up to get other tasks taken care of, along with a massive change in scheduling. It also [...]

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Proverbs Guide to Finance

July 25, 2010

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young- let the wise listen and add to their [...]

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Mvelopes vs. NeoBudget vs. Inzolo

April 21, 2010

Mvelopes, NeoBudget, and Inzolo are all types of software for maintaining an envelope system online. If you haven’t heard of the envelope system, the basic idea is that you put cash in different envelopes for different items in your budget. For example, you put $100 dollars in your grocery envelope, and then you only spend [...]

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How To Pay Off Your Mortgage Early

March 25, 2010

First I’d like to touch on why you might want to pay off the mortgage early. Elle from Couple Money recently wrote about accelerating their mortgage payments to save money. It is a great idea, and I thought I’d add a few ideas and tips of my own. Here is her simple plan and the [...]

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Quick and Easy Way to Simplify Your Budget

March 24, 2010

Create a new bank account. That’s it. That was the key to my wife and I paying off $21,000 in debt over the last eight months. At some point we plan on having children, and my wife wants to be able to stay at home with them. That means our budget has to be able [...]

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