Budgeting

by Jennifer Derrick

Personal Finance Gets Easier A coworker is currently getting her financial house in order for the first time. She is paying off a heap of debt, setti... read the story

by Sadie Morris

A Life Without Debt: Saving For The Fun Of It It sounds like a no-brainer, but a big part of what keeps us out of debt is simply not spending too much money. Whether ... read the story

by M. Beddingfield

Trash the Budget and Get Happy In 2008 you worried and logged every cent you made. You made out a budget and tried to stick to it. Every month you fail... read the story

by M. Beddingfield

Ways I Don’t Follow Common Financial Advice and Still Save Money I’ve never been much of a follower. Even as a youngster, I had to find my own way to do things, even if they didn&... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

Frugal People Will Suffer Least I recently finished reading Thomas Friedman’s Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Ca... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Why I Force My Kids to Contribute to Birthday Party Gifts Although my wife and I may not be the most social of couples, our kids more than make up for our willingness to miss par... read the story

by M. Beddingfield

Problems with Automated Payments Automate your payments? Automate your life. Put everything on autopilot and just sail on up that river. Sounds convenien... read the story

by M. Beddingfield

The Plain Truth and Your Finances As the economic decline slides further into uncertainty, we have to take a hard look at our own familial finances and be... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

How Come I’m Broke and You’re Not? One of the questions I’m asked most frequently is, “How did you learn so much about finance?” The subt... read the story

by M. Beddingfield

The Money Journal Challenge Are you left with more month than paycheck? Are you trying to stick to a budget, but can’t understand where all yo... read the story