Archive for the ‘Budgeting’ Category
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
A couple of days ago I went to a one-day financial planning class. I got a few nuggets out of the class and I'll share one with you here.
The instructor spent a few minutes on creating a working budget. This part was pretty standard. If you don't have Quicken fired ...
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
A few weeks ago I received word of a Facebook application called Buddy Bailout. It's a spin on the giant corporate bailouts that have happened recently, and in part it plays on people's thinking: "Why can't I get a bailout, too? I sure could use one."
Maybe one of that person's ...
Posted in Budgeting, Personal Finance | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Cutting costs anywhere that makes sense adds to that budgetary cushion that can be used to pay off debt, add to an emergency fund, save for college, or anything else. One fairly easy way to do this is to reduce, or eliminate, trips to the vending machines down the hall. ...
Posted in Budgeting, Frugal Living, Saving | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
We just had an offer accepted for a new home a couple of days ago. As such, there's now a flurry of excitement and financial activity going on in our household now, and there will continue to be excitement even after our current house is sold.
Part of this excitement involved ...
Posted in Budgeting, Organization, Personal Finance | 5 Comments »
