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A life you love on a budget you can afford.

Here on TBM®, I provide you with simple, easy-to-follow solutions to help you budget your money, pay off debt, save more, and crush your financial goals. But more than that, I give you the tools to start doing the things that matter most to you, on a budget that actually works!

These 10 FREE Fall themed playdough mats are a great learning tool to teach your child all about numbers, and have some fun too!

Fall Playdough Mats – Learning Numbers

September 30, 2017
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5 Financial Moves to Make Before Having a Baby

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How Spare Change Is Helping Me Teach My Son about Money

July 25, 2016
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I am the one who gave up trying to worry about what other mom’s think about me. For me, being this mom is enough. I know I am not the mom I thought I was going to be, and that’s OK because my son doesn’t want any other mom besides me.

Yes I Am That Mom – And I’m OK With It

May 22, 2016
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Learning How To Punish My Son

March 8, 2016
FRUGAL LIVING

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Do you ever wonder what advice you would give your child when they are ready take on the world and leave home? As parents, we all hope our children leave the house with the financial knowledge they need to make responsible decisions. Click to read about some of things I will tell my son when he is ready to leave home.

The Day My Son Leaves Home

February 14, 2016
FRUGAL LIVING

  Do you ever wonder what advice you would give your child when they are ready take on the world and leave home? I think about this question a lot, and I am constantly worried about all View Post

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Hello, I'm Kumiko, but everyone just calls me Miko. Welcome to my blog, The Budget Mom. I am an Accredited Financial Counselor® , and mom to a rambunctious boy. Come along with me as I strive to live a life I love on a budget that I can afford. Read more about me.

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Kumiko Love is a single mom who empowers women everywhere to regain control of their financial lives. An Accredited Financial Counselor with over nine years of experience in the finance industry, she founded The Budget Mom, a community of millions of women on a path to financial fulfillment.

She's also the creator of the wildly popular Live Rich Planner® and Budget by Paycheck® Workbook. Love has been featured on Good Morning America, the Today show, CNN, CBS, ABC and in USA Today, US News, World Report, Huffington Post, Money Magazine, Parents Magazine, the Washington Post, and Real Simple. She lives in Spokane Valley, Washington.

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