Now that you’ve got a clear picture of your cost of living, you can figure out where you can cut back and create your budget. When creating a budget, a lot of families make critical mistakes. Don’t set yourself up for failure! Here are some tips … [Read more...]
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Calculate Your Cost of Living
Calculate Your Cost of Living Before creating a budget, it’s important to know what your current cost of living is. This will serve as a starting point when you decide the areas you feel like you need to trim; or let you know which areas you have a … [Read more...]
Organizing Your 100-Things “Forget the Joneses” Bucket List
In yesterday's blog post, I wrote about creating a 100-Things "Forget the Joneses" bucket list. Today, I'll show you how to organize and refine your list so it actually WORKS for you. If you're wondering what creating a bucket list has to do with … [Read more...]
Forget the Joneses: Create a Family Bucket List
Creating a Family Bucket List If you had the ability to wave a magic wand to create your ideal life in every possible way, what would it look like? How would things be different than they are now? Are there certain things you’d like to experience or … [Read more...]
Family Recipe Organizer: Great Frugal Gift Idea
Family Recipe Organizer Gift Idea One of my favorite homemade gift ideas is the homemade family recipe organizer/binder. I've given several of these books to family members over the years. It's inexpensive and easy to make, yet very personal at … [Read more...]
Holiday Shopping Tips from “The Savings Squad”
I recently partnered with four savvy money-saving bloggers to bring you some terrific shopping advice in a variety of different categories. If it's true that the whole is often greater than the sum of its parts, together we're a money-saving POWER … [Read more...]