2020 Money Review – Checking in With How Our Money Aligned with Our Values
With the start of a new year, it’s time to look back to see how we spent our money. I love doing this each year. But the reason I love it has shifted over the years. In past years, I loved this annual review, mostly because I wanted to see how much I reduced my […]
Run the Numbers and Give Your Dreams a Chance
Do you dream about taking extended time off of work, retiring early, switching to a part-time job, or becoming debt-free? But then find yourself thinking “That would be amazing, but I could never afford to do it.”? So you shrug the idea off and continue going down the path that is your current life. I […]
Strategies to Reduce Stress and Find Balance In Your Life
Balance. I’m realizing that balance may be one of the most difficult things in life, but also one of the most important. Over the years, I’ve learned that balance is a huge part of personal finance. Finding a balance between saving and spending is a key reason I can stick to my money goals. And […]
Give Back: Strategies to Make Donating an Easy Part of Your Finances
Do you often think about trying to make a difference by making more charitable donations, but struggle to do so? Maybe you find it hard to let go of the money you worked so hard for. Maybe you find it difficult to trust that your money will be used the way you think it should […]
Ease Your Fear of Spending Money with These Simple Tools
Are there times you feel anxious or fearful when you spend money? For me, it creeps up on both small and large purchases. Should I buy that new dress? Am I saving enough money? Is there a better way to spend my money? Will I be a bad personal finance blogger if I splurge? I […]
Take Control of Your Money: What Does it Mean and How to Get Started
I like to say that my life changed when I took control of my money. And, more importantly, I want Cash for Tacos to help you take control of your own money and change your life as well. So what does it mean to take control of your finances? In short, it’s when you know […]
How a Shift in Debt Mindset Can Spark a Financial Transformation
Debt has been a part of my life since college. It started as something I accepted as a normal part of being an adult. Debt was simply what happened when I made a big purchase. And as long as I thought I could pay back the loan, I didn’t think twice about financing my larger […]
Being Good With Money is More Than Simply Spending Less – Insights from Tracking 3 Years of Spending
For years, I have struggled to change my spending habits. I tried many times to fill those savings buckets. Cutting back on things I had grown to enjoy was always a challenge. But in 2017, something finally clicked. I suddenly felt this strong urge to take control of my money and, in turn, my life. […]
When to Fight Your Frugal Instinct and Spend the Damn Money
“Does that sign say wine?“ These were my exact words as we walked through our neighborhood one Sunday afternoon. A sign down one of the side streets had caught my eye. Of course, we had to check it out. I love wine and I’ve said that our neighborhood lacks a good wine shop. We walked […]
Two Secret Ingredients For Creating Habits That Stick
Raise your hand if you have tried to start a new habit only to have it fall to the wayside months later. When I started thinking about personal finance and what I was going to write about on Cash for Tacos, it became clear to me that a lot of personal finance is simply finding […]
You Spent Money On What? How to Embrace Your Partner’s Spending
It’s Halloween, which means creepy decorations are in our front yard for the second year in a row. Halloween has never been my thing. Before Mr. Taco moved in I would turn out the lights and hide from the trick or treaters. But times have changed. And now we buy candy (which has to be […]
Feeling Guilty After Spending Money? Here’s How to Figure Out Why
Do you feel guilty after spending money? I do. And recently I found this guilty feeling creeping up regularly on our weekly date nights. On date nights we typically go out to eat or order take-out. And, per the new norm, I felt uneasy about potentially spending money. I try to tell myself that we […]