Are you leaving soon for a trip? If so are you not entirely certain what to pack? Do not spend a second worrying about it because this is the blog for you! Trips tend to involve quite a bit of planning either on your end or someone else’s. Some trips have to be planned pretty far ... Read more...
How to Budget on One Paycheck Per Month
Getting paid once a month is in some ways a blessing and in other ways a curse. It’s a blessing because, when you have all of your money in hand once a month, you can pay all of your bills at the same time and not be concerned with putting any aside to pay things like your ... Read more...
2 Simple Systems to Help you Stay on Budget
The very first, most important step in creating a personal financial plan is to have a firm understanding of your income and your expenses. In order to do that you need to have as much detailed information about both as possible. If you’ve tried tracking your expenses and ... Read more...
Three Personal Finance Things That Are Still Hard For Me, And Three That Aren’t (Updated Edition)
The older I get, the more I realize that some things are just harder for some people than for others. That seems like a really obvious statement, but in American society we always hear stuff like "where there's a will there's a way" and "keep a positive attitude and you can do ... Read more...
Frugal Fashionistas, Hear This!
Remember back in February when I got all excited about showing up at Target at 7 AM to snag some awesome pieces from the Jason Wu for Target collection? Well, Target is doing another amazing collaboration - with Neiman Marcus! That means, come December 1st, I will ... Read more...
Call Me Crazy, But I Think My Budget Gives Me Freedom
Yesterday I did a truly epic amount of errands. I made a lot of stops and bought a lot of stuff, everything from nail polish to eggs to toilet paper. And yes, I spent a lot of money. I suppose I could add it all up, but I'd estimate that I spent about $175 yesterday over the ... Read more...
For Me, A Budget Month is Not the Same as a Calendar Month
It occurred to me the other day that I don't think I've ever discussed how I budget. I know. Crazy, right? Budgeting is such a fundamental part of personal finance - how could I have never discussed it here?! To be honest, I kind of think "How I Budget" posts are boring. ... Read more...
A New Grad’s Guide to Personal Finance
I just came across this cool infographic over at Online College Degrees and thought I'd share it:I wish I had been this smart about my money when I was a new college graduate. That "credit cards" category? Yeah, I was pretty busy adding to it :/ Luckily, things have ... Read more...
Ok, Here it Goes…
Update: I'm still recovering from this very nasty cold. I'm functional, but still lacking in energy and very congested. I put a huge bottle of hand sanitizer on my desk and told the kids to start using it - or else!So, I'm posting my budget. Again. I've been avoiding this because ... Read more...
All Plans Come Crashing Down…
...when you get sick. I had all these great goals to reorganize my apartment this weekend, and then I went and got sick. (It's not swine flu, just a run-of-the-mill cold!) I woke up with a sore throat on Saturday and it's been downhill since then. I think I'll finally be okay to ... Read more...