Peppermint Bark, Hot Chocolate and Ice-Skating. What Holiday treats are the most important to you and how you are you planning on paying for them? The holidays (whether you celebrate Hannukah like me, or X-mas, or don’t celebrate a religious holiday at all) are tough time to be poor or be on a tight budget. Besides …
Did You Overspend? That uncomfortable feeling in your stomach. The pounding in your head. The sinking feeling that you went overboard. I’m not talking about getting drunk and waking up hungover. I’m talking about waking up after the week long extravaganza we call Black Friday and Cyber Monday and realizing that you spent too much …
Using Big Money to get you Financial Freedom Best Way to Use your Holiday Bonus What are you doing with your holiday bonus? Many people get a large or small bonus around this time of year. Its super tempting to go and spend it all on something fun or even something you think you “need”. …
Are you thinking of doing a no-spend day or no-spend week to help you save you money? I don’t recommend them because they don’t work. You need to change your habits to make the long-lasting change you need. Why No-Spend Days or Weeks Don’t Work We like to think that making big, bold moves will …
Tales from the not-so frugal trenches. Our Vacation on a Budget Summer Vacation on a budget This post contains affiliate links We still have a few more weeks until school starts after Labor Day, so it’s time to plan our summer vacation on a budget. I say this as if this is a yearly occurrence …
We’re going on Vacation! (On a budget, of course!) Read More »
