Week 2 in Financially Overwhelmed? series You will see several approaches to putting together a budget in blogs, books and television shows. While there are very valuable reasons to track your expenses to show your spending trends; or to assign categories to your spending; for now, we’re going to work on putting together some numbers that are reflective of your necessary expenses. This is, essentially,
Hello Cents’ers, I hope you’re having a terrific Tuesday! Today, I’d like to share a fantastic challenge put out by Canadian Budge Binder – the Grocery Game Challenge! Mr. CBB asks us to look at how we spend our money at the grocery store and then find ways to live within a planned budget on a weekly basis. Whether that’s through cutting coupons, using points, writing
Whether you’re a student on a shoestring budget or someone interested in eating well without the price tag, this post is for you! Eating healthier has been “one of my goals” for a long time but I haven’t really had the motivation to really put any of my plans into action. One of the aspects of this goal was to find a cheaper way to
It’s that time of year again, spring is around the corner and you’re looking at your closet/garage/kitchen/under-the-stair storage and wondering how it got to be so crowded. It’s time to declutter your home! Never fear Cents’ers, there might be untapped resources for spare cash lurking in those hidden places. That age old idiom “One man’s junk may be another man’s treasure” is just the thing that
One of the neatest ways I’ve heard to save money isn’t actually about saving money per se, it’s about opening yourself to opportunities from the comfort of your own home- contests! Contests are a unique way to increase your chances to receive any of the weird and wonderful randomness floating around the universe. My best friend introduced me to this concept a number of years ago and she’s won everything
I know this might not be a new idea to everyone but I’ve recently rediscovered mystery shopping for myself and wanted to share the goodness! This is a great opportunity to eat out at restaurants, go shopping at your favourite stores, or try out different things while making money. If you’re reliable, well-written, and have an eye-for-detail, this might be the gig for you! How
