Budgeting
The month of January seemed to fly by for us, with the exception of the last week. But today starts a new month and hopefully, you already have your budget ready. If not there’s still time. It’s also time for No-Spend February, so that should make putting the monthly budget together with a little simpler.
Budgeting, Non-toxic Home
As a happy coincidence, Second Hand September was also a month I was shopping for fall and winter clothes. This post will serve as a review of Second Hand September at our house this year.
Budgeting
The simple truth is we all need to know how to budget. Every day we budget our time and resources. We all get the same amount of time in a day, but some budget it more than others. While we don’t all start out with the same amount of money, it is a finite thing and we need to be able to account for it. One important step is to find your why.
Budgeting, Faith & Family
If you’ve followed a Life on a Dime for long you might’ve picked up on the fact that both our kids have June birthdays. Both. As you can imagine, it can get expensive if we let it. You might have also noticed that every year I provide a birthday budget recap. Today’s post is a breakdown of this year’s birthday budget.
Budgeting
We’re now six months away from Christmas! The countdown is on and you need to budget for Christmas now! Actually, it would’ve been a great idea to start budgeting for Christmas on December 26th of last year, but I won’t hold it against you if you didn’t! So, why do you need to start budgeting for Christmas now you ask? …
Budgeting
Planning a wedding budget is not as easy as it seems to be. You have to be cautious that you should not overspend. Otherwise, you will be unnecessarily stressed.
Budgeting
Last month’s challenge was a bit of a mixed bag; we definitely spent more money than anticipated… all month long, but due to crazy amounts of overtime my husband worked we still saved more than I’d thought possible.
Budgeting
Last year’s No-Spend February Challenge was such a success we’ve decided to make it an annual event here on a Life on a Dime! This year I’m more focused on increasing savings than anything. That was a very pleasant side effect of last year’s no-spend month.
Budgeting
Today’s Personal Finance Friday post is a quick round-up of personal finance articles you should read. I wanted to help increase your knowledge of the current economic climate and give you food for thought.
Budgeting
It’s no secret that I love sinking funds! Life is so much easier when money is set aside for certain expenses. Today’s post is about five useful sinking funds I advise you to take into consideration in your budget today!
