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Budget

Headed for Debt Disaster? Here’s How to Tell

December 4, 2008

This is a Guest Post written by Tisha Tolar. Tisha is a freelance writer providing content for CreditCardAssist.com, where she regularly writes about credit cards, rewards programs and general consumer finance issues.
Busy, busy, busy. That is how so many people describe their lives today. There is not always time to truly focus on the important [...]

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Christmas Budgeting Tips: Avoid Overspending At This Expensive Time Of Year

November 25, 2008

The holidays are almost here, and if you haven’t already, it’s time to start thinking about buying Christmas gifts for family friends and neighbors! Will you be heading out to wait in line at one of the Black Friday sales?

photo credit: Paul Keleher
Christmas is one of those times of year that we [...]

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Unintended Consequences Of Doing A Budget

November 20, 2008

Doing a budget has decreased our spending

photo credit: Jeff Keen
Within the past few months my wife and I have started doing a zero based budget where every dollar is allocated before it comes in.  When the paychecks are deposited each and every dollar is assigned a job, whether it be paying bills, groceries, personal [...]

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A Way To Control Spending: The Envelope System

November 3, 2008

We need a way to cut our spending
This past summer my wife and I took a class called “Financial Peace University“.  The class is built around the teachings and personal finance framework put together by Dave Ramsey. Ramsey has made it his career goal to help people take responsibility for their financial life, get [...]

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Make A Better Budget!

July 23, 2008

The following is a guest post from Bob over at ChristianPF.com. Please check out his site and add his feed to your reader.  His blog is one of the ones that I was reading before I started this blog, so he was an inspiration for me when I was just starting.
Make a better budget!
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5-Minute Guide To Budgeting

March 17, 2008

Over at MSNMoney.com they have a helpful article entitled, “Your 5-minute guide to budgeting“. It gives some useful tips to get you started on the road to setting up your own budget. The article starts out with a gem of a quote:
Budgeting isn’t a punishment for not being born wealthy.
That quote really [...]

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