This is the last of my three-piece series on saving. In the first segment I covered the importance of saving, you can read it here. The second piece discussed different accounts that could be used for saving money, take a look here. In this piece, I want to talk about mindset shifts to help you …
For the second in my three-part series on saving, I am going to focus on different account options for saving money. When considering how and where to save your money, I think that one of the most important factors is your time horizon. If you need the money soon, or you aren’t …
It seems that saving money is societally accepted as a good thing. But sometimes, even though we know we should save, it is easier said than done. When done right however, saving can help you cover unexpected emergencies and reach your financial goals. In my next few posts I am going to …
“It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.” ― Roy T. Bennett I have been thinking about this post and what to say for several weeks now. When I started the series on the non-essential spending freeze back in April, I …
Full disclosure, I am not 2 days late in my final week post. I decided to draw week four out into this week so that it would cover the last two days of April. It seemed easier than doing a week five post for two days. I will say, as …
As I talked about last week, my follow through seems to be lacking a little bit these days. But we have continued to try to stick it out for our financial challenge month. I will admit, it definitely hasn’t been perfect. I think this week things slid of the rails a bit because …
“Words are meaningless without intent and follow through.” As evident by the fact that my week # 2 post is coming halfway through week # 3, I am having a little bit of follow through trouble these days. It is an issue that I am finding permeates more areas of my …
We have completed the first week of our non-essential spending freeze. If I am being honest, it wasn’t too hard. I think, as with any behavior you are trying to minimize, the perception of deprivation was harder for me than anything else. My husband and I agreed to the freeze and began …
In the spirit of full disclosure, budgeting can be tricky. It is often a word that strikes fear into the hearts of grown adults. People ask what will I have to give up? Or, how boring will my life be when I am budgeting? According to dicitionary.com: Budgetnoun an estimate, often itemized, of expected …
It’s March! Which means one thing…financial aid awards will soon be going out from Colleges and Universities across the country (oh, and I guess spring break is coming up too). Receiving a financial aid award is often confusing to students and parents alike. There are so many different forms financial …
