Learning to stick to your budget can be a little hard at first. It’s not really something that comes naturally to most people. Struggling to maintain a budget for your money is actually pretty common when you’re just getting started. But when you know the different things that can get you sidetracked from your plan […]
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3 Reasons Why Your Budget Fails
The following is a guest post by Joseph Hogue: Budgets are like New Year’s Resolutions, we all make them but few ever last long. Make sure you’re not setting your budget up to fail with these three budget fixes. Consumer debt in the United States reached $625 billion in April, near the record set […]
13 Ways Supermarkets Trick You Into Spending More Money
Have you ever made a trip to the supermarket for one or two items and ended up spending money on a basket full of groceries? It used to happen to me, and I bet it’s happened to you as well. So how does that happen? Why is it so easy to overspend at the supermarket […]
5 Budgeting Excuses and How You Can Overcome Them
Making a monthly budget for your money before you spend it is a habit I’ve been recommending for years. I’ll keep recommending budgeting until everybody gets it. In today’s post, I’ll cover the most common budgeting excuses, and how to overcome them. I’ll also give you a ton of resources at the end to help […]
Don’t Let Money Leaks Ruin Your Financial Foundation
Have you ever noticed how a tiny drip of water can do a tremendous amount of work over time? For example, over thousands of years, a small drip inside a cave can form a huge stalagtite. A relatively average sized river like the Colorado can carve a spectacular formation like the grand canyon. Or, like […]
10 Tips to Manage Your Money Wisely
Sometimes managing your money can seem very complicated. To manage money wisely, you have to learn simplify the process so you can keep your financial situation straight and easily understandable. But you don’t have to be a financial genius to keep your money organized and making sense. Watch the Video Version of this Post […]
