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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!

Just as there are different types of banks with different benefits, there are multiple types of accounts that you can open. Let’s examine the options available.

What Are the Different Types of Bank Accounts to Consider?

August 19, 2021
FINANCE 101

  A bank account is a bank account no matter where you go, right? Not quite. Just as there are different types of banks with different benefits, there are multiple types of accounts View Post

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Are you looking for better options when it comes to your savings accounts? Here are some options that might offer you better interest rates.

Tired of Your Normal Savings Account? Try These Instead.

January 27, 2020
SAVE MORE

x Are you completing my Savings Challenges in 2020 Course? One of the challenges for February is straightforward, but it can be huge: Save $25 a week. What does it look like for you to save $25 a View Post

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When it comes to investing, time matters. Where you decide to invest depends on your timeline and risk tolerance. For short-term goals, you need to focus on saving rather than investing.

Where to Invest Your Money for Short-Term Savings Goals

June 18, 2018
FINANCE 101

Where do you put your money when you are saving for a goal that is between one and five years out? If you watch my Instagram stories, you may have seen my vacation savings updates. My vacation 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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Today, I am showing you how I use visual financial trackers in my life. I have a lot of these trackers available in my Free Resource Library (https://bit.ly/2PDmTHz), in my TBM Shop (https://bit.ly/42S0DAi), or you can find them over at DebtFreeCharts.com.

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00:00 Intro
00:37 Why you should use financial trackers
04:37 Savings Goals
08:32 Graphic Tracker for Debt
13:16 Lined Tracker for Debt
20:43 Tips & Recommendations

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➡️ HOW TO USE A BUDGET CALENDAR: https://bit.ly/2IzF2Vj
➡️ FINDING YOUR WHY: https://bit.ly/3aJUryj
➡️ THE BUDGET MOM'S FINANCIAL FREEDOM STEPS: https://bit.ly/3cfJXsp
➡️ HOW TO GET STARTED WITH THE CASH ENVELOPE METHOD: https://bit.ly/2vQJaO5
➡️ HOW TO CREATE A PLAN OF ATTACK TO PAY OFF DEBT: https://bit.ly/2wDETxF
➡️ HOW TO CLOSE OUT YOUR BUDGET: https://bit.ly/2Uz0UUW

ABOUT ME

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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