One of the biggest hurdles to a family’s budget is impulse spending. You can make all the plans about your money that you want, but if you don’t have the willpower to avoid making unplanned (or unbudgeted) purchases, your budget is simply a work of fiction. You have to stick to the plan.
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Entries from September 2009
Three Ways to Curb Impulse Spending
September 30th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Tags: General Finance
Five Tips to Simplify Your Finances
September 29th, 2009 · 5 Comments
So many people that I talk to want to get a good handle on their family’s finances, but they are so intimidated by their finances that they don’t know where to start. How can they stay on top of all of their financial assets, their goals, and their debts at the same time? [...]
Tags: General Finance
Ways to Save Money When Cooking for a Crowd
September 28th, 2009 · 8 Comments
If you have a big family or love to entertain, you already know what a struggle it can be to fit food for all of those people into your budget. Food is expensive, so you need every tip you can find to help you save a few dollars. Armed with ideas like these, [...]
Tags: Cooking At Home · Frugal · Saving Money
Coping With Financial Stressors
September 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The day-to-day workings of personal finance can bring a lot of stress into your life. As you create your family’s budget, you have to mark hard choices about what you can afford and what you can’t. You also have to make decisions about life-changing topics like insurance, retirement savings, and mortgages. Personal [...]
Tags: Personal Finance
Tips for Retirement Planning
September 24th, 2009 · 8 Comments
Some days I think that I get so bogged down in dealing with our day-to-day finances that retirement seems too far away to even think about. I know that my husband and I won’t be old enough to retire for almost thirty years. Who has time to think about retirement planning when it’s [...]
Tags: General Finance
Stocking Up Your Pantry – What Are the Essential Items?
September 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments
When you’re trying to come up with a meal in a hurry, there’s nothing like having a fully-stocked pantry. There’s no limit to the things I can whip up when my pantry is full. If you’re new to the idea of stocking a pantry, though, you may be a little overwhelmed trying to [...]
Tags: General Finance
Emergency Fund Checkup Time – Do You Have Enough Saved Up?
September 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments
Having an emergency fund is imperative to any family’s financial health. After all, an emergency fund is usually what stands between us and all of those unfortunate things that happen to us. When you’re slapped with an unexpected car repair bill, for instance, your emergency fund absorbs the blow.
You shouldn’t be [...]
Tags: General Finance



