Here are the exact steps to doing your own no spend challenge and 21 tips to help you rock it! There are lots of great ways to save extra money, things like making your own coffee instead of buying it, having some car snacks on hand instead of hitting the drive-through, not stepping foot inside…
Need a little motivation with saving your money? Grab a savings chart to help keep your eye on the prize! All the experts agree that visually tracking your progress toward your goal can dramatically increase your chances of achieving that goal. For example, let’s say you want to save money for an upcoming vacation. So…
Here are the top 10 reasons to save money (and yes, you should start today! I love to save money! No, I’m not Scrooge McDuck, who likes to save for the sake of saving. I like to have a little bit of fun with it too! Sure, I am responsible; we have a 9-month emergency…
Figuring out how to save money from salary shouldn’t be so hard! Here are 5 easy things you can do to save more! Saving money from your budget gets a bad rap. People see it as deprivation, boring, lame. But in actuality, saving money means freedom. Seriously, that’s exactly what it means! When you save…
Meal Planning Can Help Save You $1,600 a Year on Your Grocery Budget! Food – it’s one of our biggest monthly budget busters. I know that eating healthy needs to be a top priority, as we want to do what’s best for our bodies and our wallet. Yet sometimes, those two things don’t always align….
Get the inside scoop from a grocery store insider on how to save money on groceries before even stepping foot in a store! Here’s the inside scoop on how to save money on groceries from someone who knows! Me! Now, I don’t know all the tricks for all the stores, but from working in a…
Christmas in July is the perfect time to start planning how you’re going to save money for Christmas! The middle of summer sounds like an odd time to start thinking about Christmas. But this is actually the BEST time to start your Christmas savings plan! Planning this far in advance gives you about four months…
We’re diving into all the details of your most important bank account, your emergency fund! Everyone keeps talking about emergency funds and how you HAVE TO have one. As you’re talking with your friends, it seems that they already have it together, they sound so confident. You sink a bit lower in your seat because…
Here are 30 inexpensive & free ways to keep your little ones entertained this summer It’s time for summer break, and that means that parents will be doing double duty of head chef, and the head of the entertainment committee (among the 347 other things on our to-do list)! If your kiddos love to keep…
How the average American can save $1,155 a year by not paying credit card interest rate fees! Here’s how! Check yo’ self! Yeah, you heard me! Let’s check your interest rates on your credit cards! Time to PARTY! No party? Oh, okay. Uh, where was I? Interest rates can kill you, albeit a slow and…
Here are 20+ fun money saving challenges to make saving money more fun than spending money! I am very competitive with myself! I love to push myself to take on new things or to do things better than before. That is why I love these fun money-saving challenges! Seriously, I love them, and I force…
How asking 4 simple questions can eliminate the guilt of spending money. There are some things that I spend my money on that you may think frivolous, unnecessary, or just plain wasteful. That’s fine, and I mean it. We are each individuals, with unique families and lives. Things will naturally be different. I know that…
Actionable steps to keep your motivation for saving money strong and in full effect! If you’re reading this, that means that you’ve already committed to saving money, but maybe you’re finding it harder than expected. Whatever you are stuffing that piggy bank for, you know that road will be long, even a bit bumpy. You…
Knowing your real hourly wage is the shockingly simple way to slash your spending! In TV & movies, you see people scoff at spending $300 on dinner. “Oh, that ain’t nothing! I make $300 an hour consulting!” Goodie for them. However, you know they’re not keeping $300. You wonder, how much do they actually take…
How Having a Thrifty Lifestyle Can Open Up Your Spending Possibilities Everybody has their weakness, their kryptonite. Things you can’t go without, things that you will spend fat amounts of money on. Yet there may be things that you could totally go without if you tried. Things that you don’t even register, such as paying…