How could love and money ever be a problem? When two people marry, there can be that idea that you and your significant other will agree on the important things – like finances. You know each other so well; you agree on so many things; how could it be hard? Even people who talk about finances might not be “talking” about finances. I know a lot … [Read more...] about Love and Money: Playing Nice in the Sandbox
Debt Reduction
Weekly Spending Money Update: April 15 – 21
Spending Money Update: Debt Progress Happy Sunday Cent’sers! I am happy to give my spending money update this week because we were able to pay off one of our expensive debts this week with our last payment of $2700.00! This is a great weight off my shoulders and I am now able to focus my energies towards some of my other debts. I also paid some … [Read more...] about Weekly Spending Money Update: April 15 – 21
A Spenders Journey
Hi everyone! I wanted to let you know that I have a guest posted hosted by the gracious MR. CBB over at Canadian Budget Binder. Read more about my journey here … [Read more...] about A Spenders Journey
Goals: Small steps to big success!
Have you ever tried to reach a goal and found that you get derailed by the little things? For me, it’s never the big stuff that I struggle to overcome; it’s the everyday ‘little’ things that make it hard for me to stick with my plan. A Common Goal Trap All or nothing thinking is one of my biggest challenges with achieving my goals. When I … [Read more...] about Goals: Small steps to big success!
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