Getting control of your budget can be a difficult task. When you review your budget, looking for ways to cut spending and improve your finances, one of the items that often gets overlooked is the fees you pay. It might not seem like a big deal, but these fees eat into money that you could be […]
Nearly all of us have some sort of budget. We budget for groceries, rent, car payments, fuel, even toiletries. We may think we’ve thought of every expense but have we really? Probably not. What this post will do is uncover the one area of our budget we can easily overlook. And it is perhaps the […]
According to many wedding planning services, December is the most popular month to get engaged, and Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve the most popular days. If you’re late to the game and still shopping for the ring, there’s still time to find the perfect diamond to represent the enduring quality of your love without […]
Now that the holiday season is upon us, it’s time to start thinking about how you will spend money during this time. For many of us, the holidays bring higher costs. We buy gifts and decorations, and spend money on food and entertainment. Before you start spending (even before you begin your Black Friday shopping), […]
My husband and I have tried a few different budget apps the last few years, and the latest one we’ve settled on is YNAB: “You Need a Budget.” In light of our recent cross-country move and job changes, we decided to make the switch from free platforms such as Good Budget (which offers a lot […]
Just this month, retail chain Target announced that it is joining Amazon, Costco, Whole Foods, Petco, and a host of other private companies in what is becoming an increasingly popular and profitable market: grocery delivery service. They’re not the only ones. Wal-Mart also indicated its plans to explore grocery delivery in a a few markets, […]
