Hey, Everyone! Do you hate turning down things because they aren't in the budget? Or when something comes along that you really want to do, do you bust your budget "just this once?" I know. I totally get it. I hate being in that situation. I hate turning things down that I really … [Read more...]
The Simple Way We Track Spending
Hey, All! Today I thought I'd share my current method on how we track our spending and how we plan that out. If you've seen our financial update here then you will know how few categories we have right now. That really simplifies our tracking when there aren't many categories to … [Read more...]
Kids, Chores and How Much to Pay
Hey, Everyone! I hope you are having a great day! Today I want to talk about kids and money and teaching them to manage money well. There are so many ways to do this and so many good ideas out there but I'm just going to share what we do and what works for our family. Neither my … [Read more...]
How To Afford Things You Don’t Have A Budget For
Hey, All! How's it goin'? Today I want to talk about purchasing things when you are on a small budget that don't really make the "necessity" list but are still really important to you. When you have a small budget, everything has to be accounted for and sometimes the basics are … [Read more...]
Financial Update (Budget under $2,000/mo)
Hey, Guys! If you've been following along on our journey over on Instagram for the last year you will know that our finances have had a lot of ups and downs. I have posted some of our budgets there from when we lived on $18,300 for the entire year. Things have stabilized for us … [Read more...]