It happens all the time. You are a couple months into your new budget, and then all of sudden you've blown it. You're sitting there wondering where your money went, and how you didn't see this View Post
The Savings Strategy That’s Preparing Me for the Future
If I were to ask you how much you need to save to cover all of your expenses for the new year, would you be able to tell me? Do you know how much you spend on birthdays? How about Christmas? Do you View Post
A Meal Plan Solution for My Food Budget Problems
I have always been horrible at meal planning. I try it for a week, get busy with life, and then stop doing it. The longest I lasted on a meal plan was two weeks. I am not a very good cook, I hate View Post
How to Make a Realistic Budget That Actually Works
Budgeting can be a frustrating process. This week, I had the opportunity to talk about it live on the Gold Newsletter Podcast. During our half-hour conversation, I was able to bring up some simple, View Post
How to Budget Your Income and Expenses
This is article two of Part One of the "Conquering Debt Series." Read article one of Part One here. When you have debt, there is always a fear of falling behind. In some cases, debt becomes so View Post
Should You Budget Your Money Using Percentages?
One topic I'm frequently asked about by readers is "percentage budgeting." There are a lot of articles out there that give you a very clear outline of where you should be spending your money, and View Post