Personal Capital and Mint are two of the most popular apps for aggregating all your financial information into one place. Both apps are free to download and use, and Personal Capital also has a premium paid service available to help manage your investments for you. Both do an excellent job at consolidating your financial information […]
How to Budget
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 […]
My Top 5 Budgeting Apps
If you’ve been following Celebrating Financial Freedom for very long, you know I’m a huge fan of budgeting. I truly believe it’s very hard to succeed financially without doing a consistent monthly budget that gives every dollar a name and keeps you from spending more than you make. Personally, I do a written budget on […]
13 Ways To Save Money On A Low Income
I get a lot of questions from readers wanting to know how they can save money on a low income, so I thought I would write a post about some of the suggestions I’ve been giving out that can help you put money in the bank, even when you’re living on a limited income. I’ve […]
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 […]
