Household Budget Percentages: Look at the WHY, HOW, and HOW MUCH
When I started budgeting, I realized I was spending about 10% of my income on junk. Coffee shops, junk food, eating out at restaurants and fast food places, and dumb…
14 Best Cash Envelope Wallets to Rock Your Budget
I am a huge advocate for cash envelope systems for budgeting. Big fan. The cash envelope system was such a big part of our debt-free journey. Every single payday, I…
150+ Household Budget Categories to Set Up Your Monthly Budget
It's tough enough to decide you're going to put yourself on a budget. Plus, having to remember everything you spend money on each month. Because leaving things out of your…
11 Best Budget Binders You Need to Rock Your Finances in 2021
Have you been struggling to keep up with your monthly budget and curious about budget binders? One of the hardest pieces of getting your finances together is just starting. It…
Does the cash envelope system really save your budget?
I've mentioned Dave Ramsey's envelope system in a lot of posts, but haven't had the chance to really dive into how it works. And if the cash envelope system for…
The Ultimate Budgeting Checklist
It can all be so overwhelming, can't it? At least it was for us. We were staring down the barrel of over $100,000 in debt, living paycheck to paycheck, and…
4 Horrible Financial Tips for Married Couples (and What To Do Instead)
Have you ever received just terrible marriage advice? You know, the kind that you try out and it fails miserably? Finances for married couples can be a tricky topic. Mostly…
Why Do I Need an Emergency Fund?
We've had our share of emergencies in our house. Anything from medical to mechanical to household messes; we've had them. Before we started a budget, we'd simply swipe our debit…
6 Budgeting Apps You Need to Rock Your Finances
There are a lot of tools out there today to help you budget. What you choose to use all depends on what you find easiest! Some like apps, others like…
Why Spouses Shouldn’t Have Separate Bank Accounts
This is going to be a controversial topic, but I hope you stick with me. If you are married and have separate bank accounts (even if you have one joint…
