This week we are going to look at how to get the kids involved in the money business. Unfortunately, our local schools don’t teach much about money management or finances. I never learned any of that in school either. What little I did know, I learned from my parents, the rest I had to learn on my own. I…
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Giving Back to God
I have already shared a little bit about where my husband and I were financially when we were first married. We knew very little, had a lot of debt, and were starting out on a teacher’s salary. So, when we found a church to join, my hubby started writing checks to the church. Wait, what?? You see, I was not…
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Keeping Up With Who?
So #5 on my list of budget busters is a tough one – keeping up with the Jones’. I’m sure we all know we try to do it, but we don’t want to admit it, and most times we don’t want to stop. Maybe you don’t see why it’s a problem. I know I didn’t use to. But then, as…
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The Benefit of Organization
Maybe you were surprised to see “lack of organization” on my list of budget busters, and maybe not. Many times for us, excess spending has resulted from an unorganized life. Some examples: *unorganized pantry = buying three more cans of tomato sauce because you couldn’t find the five cans in your pantry. *unorganized garage = buying another cable cord…
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Blow Money
Number three on my list of budget busters is impulse spending. For us, it is always a couple of dollars here, ten dollars there. Not a big deal when you look at it piece by piece, but when you add it all up – budget busted. Our solution (again per Dave’s suggestion) – our own “blow money”. We budget what…
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