Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
I’ve been thinking lately that I need to take my kids somewhere fun for a weekend and make some awesome memories, but I don’t know where to go. Unlike, most of mankind I don’t really care for traveling. It doesn’t get me excited. But I would like to have a fun, inexpensive, low maintenance 2-3 day getaway with my two daughters. Show Me the Money
It’s no secret that tiny houses are becoming extremely popular. They are the earth loving, money saving, minimalist’s dream. These tiny houses can often be no bigger than 150 sq. ft. (Don’t believe me? Check out this tiny home constructed in a truck. That’s what I call a mobile home.) With the media pining over tiny homes more and more people are starting to prefer
At the beginning of the month I decided I was going to tackle my number one financial sin: eating out multiple times per week. I went in with a plan and I can honestly say that I haven’t went through a drive thru one single time this month. And my cravings are gone. But the thing is, since I’ve been concentrating on this one goal
Do you want to save 50 percent of your income? Of course you do. Well, unless you’d rather use that money to buy stuff then you probably don’t care. Anyway, that’s so not the point. You could do amazing things if you were able to save 50 percent of your income. You know, things like buying a house with cash, retiring early, travelling the world,
There are fads in every industry, including the personal finance sector. Sometimes these fads can help you earn save a couple bucks and other times they can suck up your time and money. At times it can be hard to tell if you’re implementing a technique that is actually going to help you financially or if you’re just responding to hype. Since I spend a
If your financial life isn’t panning out like you’d hoped you have two choices: earn more money or save more money. While both of these options will help improve your finances the key is using them together. In some situations, though, it’s clear that one method will be far more beneficial than the other. Let’s take a look. Is it more important to earn more
Monday we talked about some of the basic expenses of having children. One of the costs we didn’t talk about though was paying for your kid’s college education. I don’t believe parents should always be responsible for paying for their kid’s education. It’s a personal decision. I’ve seen children who get a free ride through school (provided via their parents) who change their majors like
Over the past year and a half I’ve been working on increasing my financial stability. I’m happy with where I’m at but I still feel like I could be doing a little more. I find that sharing my financial goals and progress keeps me more accountable. Here is how I’ve been increasing my financial stability one step at a time. Pick Up Extra Jobs While
If you frequent personal finance blogs you’ve likely seen a lot of unusual or extreme things people do to save money. If you’ve ever caught an episode of TLC’s Extreme Cheapskates then you’ve probably come close to a heart attack witnessing some of these extreme – and sometimes dangerous – methods of saving money. I was glued to the TV last week when I saw
It always seems like it takes a tragedy or emergency in some form for most people to look at the big picture of their personal finances. A bankruptcy, a death in the family, a foreclosure, or a mountain of debt – all pretty big wake up calls. While I tend to think that I am pretty grounded when it comes to personal finance, even if
