Budgeting

by Vicky Monroe

How I’m Planning to Budget My Variable Income for 2022 If you’re a contract worker with inconsistent income, you know how challenging it can be to budget. As a freelance wri... read the story

by Max Erkiletian

Weekly Wrap: Rising Wages, Investment Trends, Dealing With Financial Stress Rise of the Living Wage Wages, economic growth, and inflation are running in dead heat to see if your buying power incre... read the story

by Tamila McDonald

Does the 50-30-20 Rule Still Apply in 2022? A popular budgeting approach that was outlined by Senator Elizabeth Warren in All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Mone... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

How to Avoid Awkwardness in Splitting Checks Going out to dinner with friends is a fun way to bond and catch up. But things can get a little awkward when the check..... read the story

by Kathryn Vercillo

Should You Still Be Using Cash Envelopes in The Digital Age? The envelope budgeting system is one of the best-known ways for people to budget. It’s often the first method that... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

How to Retire Well on 40K Per Year Although 40K per year may not seem like enough money to retire on, many retirees live on even less. According to a recen... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

7 Tips to Help Control Your Wife’s Spending Habits Overspending is a common problem that can wreak havoc on a family’s finances. Studies have shown that the average ... read the story

by Rachel Slifka

How I Bought a Car for Cash It’s no secret that vehicles are depreciating assets. The second you buy a new car and drive it off the lot, its v... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Budget Burnout: How To Keep Your Goals Realistic If you’re struggling to stick to your budget, it might be because you’ve set unrealistic goals for yourself.... read the story

by Rachel Slifka

5 Ways I Treat Myself Without Breaking the Bank During the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic, it’s become clear that self-care is essential to your well-being. Bu... read the story