Savings and Retirement
Building a Savings Plan for 2010
The economy hit us hard this last year. With one of us out of work and the other struggling to find work contracts, the money has trickled in just enough to keep us from going under completely. The work prospects have not changed, but my attitude has recovered. Sometimes the right attitude [...]
Save $3000 in Ten Weeks
More Money Means Less Spending
It is almost the first of the month AND it’s a brand new year. We got a raise. It would be easy to say “why worry about a budget – we have plenty” or to add lots of new items to our budget. Instead, I’m determined that we will stick to our [...]
Save $7000 a Year
Circumstances are usually the only reason we tighten our financial belt around here. This time is not exception. As I was digging deep into the budget to see where we could purge, I got a rude awakening. If we had just done this earlier, we would have been able to save enough [...]
6 Tips for Spending That Refund
The idea of getting a huge check from the government is always exciting (even it if is your money to begin with). It is fun to have a windfall, but are you using that money to benefit you the most?
1. Pay it back. If you only tithe or donate off of you net income [...]