It’s important to teach kids about money from a young age. But it can seem daunting if you weren’t taught how to be financially responsible growing up. Here are fantastic tips for how to teach kids about money while they are young. Money smart kids know how to save, spend wisely, and be charitable. As …
Not everyone knows how to budget. Whether this is your first budget or your finances are a mess and you have to figure out budgeting, here are the basics for how to create a budget you can live with. In college, I never had to worry about a budget. I pretty much saved every penny …
Looking for work at home opportunities? Need to make some extra money? Tired of sifting through scams? Here are 75 legitimate ways you can work from home. Working from home is becoming more and more common all the time as technology makes it easier than ever for people to use their skills in the marketplace. …
When budgets are tight you have to get creative. Here are 10 ways to save money on everyday purchases while shopping in your pajamas. You’ve been there. You make a list and walk into the store. Two hours later, you walk out with so many GREAT DEALS but you spent twice as much as you …
These 15 ways to save $17,000 on a tight budget not only helped us “succeed” but also allowed us to pay cash for college and pay off our car. Guest post by Elizabeth from The Reluctant Landlord originally posted in August of 2015 My husband and I met in High School and were married months …
Not many people like the idea of debt hanging over their shoulders. Whether the debt is from student loans, poor financial decisions, or from medical treatments, living under the cloud of debt is stressful. It feels like you’re drowning and the lifeguard is off-duty. However, it can also be overwhelming to figure out how to …
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I haven’t. I have a hard time buying things and then saving them for Christmas. Especially if I know it’s something one of my kids would love. It’s so hard! I don’t know how you guys do it. Money usually seems to be extra tight around the holidays. Especially …
by Lora Green, Contributing Writer Are you looking forward to holiday festivities, dinners, and celebrations? The holiday season brings joyful fellowship, but it’s not necessarily easy on our pocketbooks. A tight budget might mean that we’ll choose not to host — or we’ll exceed our budget trying to pull together a beautiful gathering. However, holiday entertaining …
I’ll never forget the first moment I walked into a store to buy baby items for our first child. I had all-day sickness, so I wasn’t feeling all that great. A nap sounded more enticing than shopping. But as soon as I saw those little baby onesies, all the yuck went away and was replaced …
This post is written and sponsored by U.S. Bank. Seems you’ve got a bit of a dilemma on your hands. That big project you’ve had in your head for what feels like forever is now actually coming together on paper and just waiting to be started. You have the time to do it and – best …