From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Three Ways to Curb Impulse Spending

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. I realize [...]

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Coping With Financial Stressors

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 finance can sometimes [...]

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Tips for Retirement Planning

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 so far [...]

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Stocking Up Your Pantry – What Are the Essential Items?

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 decide what [...]

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Debt Snowball – How a Simple Plan Can Help You Get Out of Debt

Using a debt snowball to work your way out of debt is an idea that has become increasingly popular over the past few years. In fact, with the explosion of Dave Ramsey’s financial principles, as disclosed in his Total Money Makeover, the phrase “debt snowball” has become a regular part of many families’ financial conversations. [...]

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