Bare-bones Budget: Why You Need to Create Yours Today

Do you need help finding a way to build up that emergency fund, pay off debt, or navigate through a loss of income? Or are you simply trying to get a handle on your finances? If any of these are true, a bare-bones budget is the tool you need to get started.  A bare-bones budget […]

Calming Your Nerves When Facing Your Own Financial Uncertainty

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The reality is that we all need money to live. We have rent to pay, loans to pay back, and food to buy. So when our source of income is threatened by some unforeseen circumstance, it’s easy to feel a rush of nerves.  It’s a scary situation.  But there are steps we can take to […]

Stop Overspending With This Simple Budgeting Trick

Do you find yourself falling short of your savings goals or taking on debt because you can’t stop overspending?   Have you tried budgeting but still struggle to control your spending? Changing our spending habits is extremely difficult. When you are used to a certain level of spending, it’s hard to teach yourself to spend less. […]

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 […]