This week, I’m profiling an article by Crystal over at “Give Me Back My Five Bucks”. Crystal recently wrote an article about lifestyle inflation which got me thinking about how this might apply to my own life. I never thought about myself as someone who fell victim to this idea of “trading up” or “keeping up with the Joneses” but it turns out … [Read more...] about Lifestyle Inflation: Is it affecting your budget?
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Start Using Quicken: Financial Weekly Challenge
Up until quite recently, I had a problem with understanding where my money was going every month. I used to be quite good with tracking my finances but I had fallen away from those habits and was making mistakes again. I was forgetting when automatic payments were coming out of my account and having to scramble at the last minute to find the … [Read more...] about Start Using Quicken: Financial Weekly Challenge
Budgets: You have one, now what?
“Financially Overwhelmed” Series, Week 3 Budgets are, by nature, fluid documents that will change with your life circumstances. Some weeks or months will be more expensive than other weeks or months – like December if you celebrate Christmas. Life events can also change what your incoming and outgoing expenses are going to be over time as … [Read more...] about Budgets: You have one, now what?
Feeling financially overwhelmed? The beginner’s guide to getting organized
Sometimes it’s hard to put your finger on it exactly…that moment your debt became overwhelming. People can have this reality check at very different stages in their financial situation. Sometimes you just realize one day that you have been ignoring your money and that you have no idea how much money you actually make, what you owe to who, or … [Read more...] about Feeling financially overwhelmed? The beginner’s guide to getting organized