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Inside the Planner – Budget Planning (Section 4 of 6)

I’m doing a series of videos to highlight tips for each section of my home management planner. Today is the 4th section – Budget Planning. Ready to plan your bills, create a budget, and payoff some debt? You’re in the right place! Watch my tour here, then please let me know if you have any […]

2 New Vehicles + NO Car Payments

It wasn’t part of our plan to change out our vehicles this year. We definitely didn’t expect to change them BOTH out within a month! But, we did. As a side note about car buying in general, Matt and I laughed as each salesman tried to tell us the cars were basically indestructible, and then […]

The Jar of Job Opportunities {Money Jar}

My kids were complaining recently that they want chances to earn money. We’ve never done allowance before and they’re just below the baby-sitting age, so money-making opportunities have been pretty sparse. I mean, even though they’ve got mad lemonade-stand skills, they’re still not rollin’ in dough. My brain started hatching a plot when I got […]

Seasonal Budget FREE Printable {Holiday Guide}

Today I have another holiday printable for you: A seasonal budget. I imagine you’re giving me the slow clap right now because you are so excited. Let me just think that, okay? I think the printable explains itself, but remember to stay in your budget. Our children really don’t want all the stuff we think they […]

Taxes Made Easy

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and TurboTax, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #TurboTaxACA http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Taxes. That can be a loaded word. First, let’s admit that there is a big elephant in the room with this year’s taxes and it’s name is the Healthcare […]

Holiday Budget Worksheet

It may not be as fun as spending willy-nilly throughout November and December, then fainting at the credit card bill in January … but you might consider budgeting the extra expenses of November and December instead. Here is the budget format I use. I try to remember all of the things that end up costing […]

4 Ideas to Earn Extra Cash At The Holidays

November and December are expensive months. Ideally we would save for the extra cost all through the year, but even then some extra cushioning wouldn’t hurt! Here are a few ideas to earn a little extra cash for the holidays. 1.  Double your dinner and sell the extra part to friends to save them from […]