Category Archives: Budgeting

Weekend Tidbits

Posted on November 3, 2008 by

I got the chance to teach another rendition of “The Money Class” this Sunday.  I know very creative name, if you have something better let’s hear it but until then you can’t make fun. I realized something; budgeting is powerful.  … Continue reading →

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Cut Your Month In Half

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

Like I have said many times before, there is no secret formula to planning your money.  Different things work for different people.  FYI LAZINESS does not work for ANYONE.  So if that is your way of doing it, you should … Continue reading →

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Calculate those Gas Costs

Posted on October 8, 2008 by

One thing that I seem to harp on is the importance to make a NEW budget EVERY month.  Each month is different.  Each month has more/less days.  Each month has different birthdays/holidays/family events.  Each month contains different travel arrangements. A … Continue reading →

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Telling Money Where to Go on a Practical Level

Posted on August 19, 2008 by

I received an e-mail that had a fantastic question that I thought it would be helpful to share my thoughts in a post. How do you tell your money where to go, on a very practical level? Do you still … Continue reading →

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You get to CHOOSE

Posted on August 12, 2008 by

We love choices.  No matter what we are doing in life we want some options. You work really hard in high school so you can have options on where to go to college.   You work really hard in college to … Continue reading →

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Envelope System

Posted on August 6, 2008 by

I had the privilege of having a financial sit-down with an extremely bright upperclassmen college student yesterday. I always love getting to look at people’s individual personal finances because it is always so interesting to see where people are and … Continue reading →

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Birthday Was Great

Posted on July 25, 2008 by

Well it is over and now we start the countdown to next year. Just to give you a quick update it was everything you could want in a birthday and more. The Headlines 37 unique people told me happy birthday … Continue reading →

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Marriage & Finances Update

Posted on July 21, 2008 by

Well, I am three weeks into this marriage thing and already I have noticed some major differences in how we handle money.  I have two “tweaks” that I am making in order to help how we “as a family” handle … Continue reading →

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We Need to Talk…(part 2 of 2)

Posted on June 3, 2008 by

Yesterday we talked about the first steps in staying on top of your money. Remember to take care of your basic necessities first. Once you’ve taken care of that, make sure you are current on debts. After this I want … Continue reading →

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We Need to Talk…(part 1 of 2)

Posted on June 2, 2008 by

It is a well known fact that if someone ever says “we need to talk” what that means is “I am about to drop a bomb of information on you.” For instance, if a girlfriend or boyfriend says, “we need … Continue reading →

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