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In the weeks leading up to the end-of-year holidays, most of our schedules are jam-packed with holiday parties, gift shopping, and visiting family. Then, after weeks of excitement and excess, it all comes to an abrupt halt. Unless you're hitting the December 26th sales, the end of the holidays can feel like a massive weight has been lifted from your shoulders. Your calendar clears. You've made
"For better or for worse... For richer or for poorer." This is what most of us promise to our spouse when we pledge ourselves in marriage. But unfortunately, many couples today can't seem to survive either richer or poorer due to poor money management skills. Some couples stick with their own individual way of managing money, which may or may not mesh with their spouse's. Others may take the
Recent Articles in Budgeting
15 Tips to Be Productive During Your Winter Holiday BreakDecember 23, 2011
In the weeks leading up to the end-of-year holidays, most of our schedules are jam-packed with holiday parties, gift shopping, and visiting family. Then, after weeks of excitement
6 Money Myths Debunked – Alternative Ways to Manage Your FinancesDecember 12, 2011
We've all been there: You hear a motivational speaker discuss personal finance, or you read the latest financial advice column in a newspaper or magazine. For a while you feel
18 Money Management Tips for Newly Married CouplesSeptember 15, 2011
"For better or for worse... For richer or for poorer." This is what most of us promise to our spouse when we pledge ourselves in marriage. But unfortunately, many couples today
How to Set Up an Allocated Spending PlanSeptember 13, 2011
Tracking what you spend is an essential element to financial planning. But it is most valuable if you use the information to better direct your financial resources going
How to Start & Build Up Your Emergency Fund in SavingsAugust 10, 2011
Five days before Christmas last year, the downstairs area of my house flooded with groundwater. While the experience wasn't fun, we were fortunate in that it wasn't a budget
How to Negotiate & Lower Your Apartment Rent Payments (Without Moving)August 8, 2011
For most home renters, rent checks are the biggest expense of a monthly budget, and you probably think of it as a fixed cost - a set rate that doesn't seem at all flexible. Sure,
Which Bills to Pay Off First When Money Runs TightJuly 20, 2011
We all want to pay our bills. After all, most people don't get a great feeling watching debts accumulate. But things happen unexpectedly and suddenly, and sometimes you can't make
How to Deal with Financial Income Inequality in MarriageJuly 19, 2011
Say, for example, that a married couple makes a total of $100,000 a year. Both spouses work hard for their money, and enjoy spending their discretionary income. But who gets to
15 Characteristics of a Wise PersonJuly 11, 2011
Proverbs 16:16 states, "How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!" This is sage advice, but not really a prevailing attitude in
How to Calculate Your Personal Net Worth – Definition & CalculationsJuly 6, 2011
Many of us wonder what we are worth. I'm not talking about what we're worth as people, which is an entirely different concept. I'm talking about what we are worth in monetary
Reviews in Budgeting
“The Money Saving Mom’s Budget” by Crystal Paine – Book ReviewDecember 19, 2011
Giveaway: Win a free copy of Crystal Paine's new book, "The Money $aving Mom's Budget." Leave a comment below on this post and share a budgeting or decluttering tip that you use
Payoff.com Review – A Financial Tool to Help Fund Your DreamsSeptember 27, 2011
Our financial lives comprise a patchwork of bank accounts, credit cards, and loans that are administered from a variety of institutions. Juggling all of this information is merely
Mint.com Review – Online Personal Finance Budgeting SoftwareMarch 30, 2011
I'm lazy, and I'm cheap. There, I said it. This means that I don't have paid money management software like Quicken or You Need a Budget to track my finances. Instead, I learned
Yodlee MoneyCenter Review – Online Banking & Budgeting SoftwareMarch 23, 2011
Most Americans don't use the same banking institution for all of their financial accounts. For that reason, it's not always easy to keep tabs on all of your loans, credit cards,
Book Giveaway! Be Thrifty: How To Live Better With Less Book ReviewNovember 10, 2010
Tightwads everywhere try to show each other up on how much their organic garden has grown, hipsters dress exclusively in charity-shop finds, and it's practically "New York cool" to
