It’s the end of another year, and it’s time to start planning if you are bound and determined to be more financially organized next year. Decide now what you want to do to start getting on top of your finances in the new year. To help you make a financial lifestyle change, here are 5 […]
“Perhaps you guys are a little too thrifty. I think you should enjoy a little since you can afford it.”, or so he says. Sometimes, the obstacle blocking the road to financial freedom isn’t us, but the closest people around us. Although they have the best intentions, a comment like the one above puts, at […]
Groceries are unavoidable because we all have to eat. There are many ways to save money while shopping for groceries, but some are more consistent than others. If you are feeding a large family, it is even more important to cut costs where you can, or this can easily become your largest monthly expense.
Ready or not, it’s almost the season when we always write down the wrong year. I don’t know about you, but I’m almost certain that I will be writing 2009, slapping my hand and changing it to 2010. If anything, 2009 was different. The recession, the massive layoffs, the scare of unrecoverable stock market declines, […]
The holiday season is undoubtedly the happiest time of the year for many people. At the same time, it’s also one of the most costly. One of the great benefits of having my credit card where I bank is that the credit card balance is right there staring me in the face every time I […]
Every year around the holidays, we are bombarded with requests for donations and messages conveying the urgent needs that nonprofits and the people they serve are experiencing. I know that a lot of us are in need during this time of the year too, perhaps coupled with holiday stress. But if you are in a […]
