Archive for the 'Budgeting' Category


15 Budget Trimming Tips

Cutting back isn’t always easy, even when you know you need to. For some inspiration, I went through our budget recently to see where we’ve saved in the past.
If you are looking for places to save money, use it as a road map to get started! Don’t forget, trimming the budget is just one [...]


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Digging Up The Water Pipes at Our House

I had a big day planned for writing. I was going to write a weeks worth of posts for My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money. Instead, my house was a revolving door of subcontractors and city workers getting ready to dig up our front lawn.
Running Water
We were on vacation for two weeks in [...]


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How to Handle Irregular Paychecks

I recently discussed with a friend how to handle irregular paychecks. Her husband is a teacher and will be getting a lump sum payment at the beginning of the summer. She was concerned about how to make the money last.
It reminded me of a couple other situations, such as how we handled my 5 [...]


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Would You Take a Down Payment on a Car?

I recently put my car up for sale. We have had a lot of interest, but no offers yet.
A Bite on the Car
This week we had a young man come to look at the car. He wants to buy the car, but he won’t be able to get the money for a couple weeks. [...]


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Our Dumbest Purchase Ever

DebtKid recently shared his dumbest purchase ever: a Nintendo DS Lite. In fact, it was such a terrible purchase that he’s going to give it away today! He’s encouraging others to share their story. Here’s ours…

Our dumbest purchase ever: a sauna!
It’s a tradition in our family that everyone has a sauna at their house. [...]


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