Now that we’re a short way into 2021, your new year’s resolutions will be well underway. But if you are still wondering whether it is you can do to make this year better than last year, and the year before, we have a suggestion; re-evaluate your finances. No one ever said that good resolutions could […]
Early Christmas Shopping Tips
Image Yes… we know. It’s only September and we are already talking about Christmas. Christmas is such a huge part of the year and when it comes to Christmas presents, we often get ourselves in a tizzy and stress out about buying the perfect gifts for our loved ones. This is why starting shopping early […]
Budgeting for a Trip to New York
…Or anywhere you fancy to go really, but for the sake of these tips, we’re going to focus on New York. It’s a place I fell in live with my first visit; and it’s a place that I would like to go back to, but it was expensive. It’s not overstating things to say that […]
How to Plan A Budget Friendly Holiday Party
Thank you to Evite® for sponsoring this post. All opinions and my love for party’s, planning, and Christmas are 100% my own. Ugly Christmas sweaters are so overdone; I love them, but let’s be honest – it would cost a fortune for me to outfit the family in new Christmas sweaters. Since we planned this at […]
Mother’s Day…There’s Budgeting Involved
Mother’s Day is tomorrow and here I am, as usual scrambling around at the last minute trying to find the perfect mother’s day gift for all the mom’s in my life. Horrible right? Something I’ve learned is that holidays like this always sneak up on you so in an attempt to be a better […]
How To Create A Household Budget: Lesson 1
Beside weight loss, what do you think is one of the biggest goals or resolutions that people, including myself, set every year? Financial goals of course. Usually saving money or sticking to a budget of some sort. Tons of people say, “I need to get on a budget!” but when it comes down to it, they […]
Expand Your Financial Literacy with MassMutual
Thank you to MassMutual for making this post possible. All opinions and my love for being financially literate is 100% my own. April is financial literacy month. To some that may sound kind of boring, but to me, financial literacy is crazy important. Little known fact about me, I had to file bankruptcy back in […]
Establish and Stick to Your Budget – Capital One 360: Black Friday Sale
Establishing and sticking to a reasonable and responsible budget can be hard. I mean it sounds easy, but I’ll be the first to admit it takes some trial and error before you get it down. It’s truly a skill that has to be learned and practiced. A little background about me — I was in […]
