How Compound Interest Actually Works (Simple Explanation)
Compound interest is one of those terms that sounds boring… until you understand it. Then it becomes the most powerful tool you have for building we...
How to Save $100 This Week With One Simple Change
If saving money feels hard, I want to make it simple today. I’m going to show you one small change that can help you save $100 this week—witho...
5 Reasons Why You Need an Emergency Fund
While most of us agree that an emergency fund is important, not all of us think we will ever need it. Here are five reasons why you need an emergency....
New Year’s Goals – 2020
It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here and while I’d love to say that my New Year’s goal is to be on here more often, I c...
7 Ways Supermarkets Trick You into Spending More Than You Should (and Ways to Beat Them)
Why is it so difficult to stay on budget during a trip to the supermarket? Why do you always seem to spend more than you planned? The biggest reason: ...
Say Goodbye to Living Paycheck to Paycheck: Beginning Growth
This post is part of a series. To start the series from the beginning, click here. To browse through the series, click here. The pre-teen years ar...
Low Spend September – 5 Tips
Every year around early fall and also in mid winter, I get the bug to stop spending money. This is probably because I’m so into my home projec...
Money Saving Patience
I have the smallest backyard ever! At least, one of the smallest backyards in my neighborhood. One of my biggest issues with my backyard...
Reconciling your Savings
Last week, we discussed how to reconcile your checking account based on your projections. This week, we will begin reconciling the savings account a...
Using Your Excel Spreadsheet to Build Rainy Day Savings
Now that we have our savings account created and have determined our saving schedule, we can use our spreadsheet to predict how long it will take to b...