There are a few tried-and-true money rules that I flat out do not agree with. They sound like good advice, but they rarely work or play out in real life as people expect. The three-months’ emergency fund rule is one of them. What Is the Three Month Emergency Fund Rule [...]
We have great intentions. We want to go to the gym more, eat better, get more sleep, and do all the things that we know are good for us. This line of thinking applies to our tax refund too. Did you know: 84% of Americans intend to use their tax [...]
Their heads smell great. Their smiles can light up a room. Their shoes are impossibly small and utterly useless, yet so incredibly cute. That’s right. We’re talking about babies. If you’re getting ready to welcome a new baby into your house, or think that season of your life may be [...]
Piggy banks are the time-honored tradition for little kids to start understanding some basic principles about money: that you can receive or earn money, that money can buy you things, and that the more money you get, the more you can buy. To most kids, this equates to the simple [...]
Supercooling your home in the summer can save big money on your electric bill. Do you dread summer electrical bills? In Arizona, we can get away with bare-bones electrical bills in the winter since it is so nice here. But in the summer, it is an absolute nightmare trying to [...]
Do you feel like there’s not enough money to get you to the end of the month? Are you drowning in debt and don’t know how to fix it? Are you wondering if you should participate in your employer-sponsored retirement plan? These and other money-related questions can be answered by [...]
Meal prepping is huge right now and for a few reasons. First, the cost savings of meal prepping compared to what you spend on random shopping trips and eating out is tremendous. Secondly, the time efficiency of meal prepping is huge. Everybody wants more time in their day. You may remember [...]
Announcing the 2018 Saver and The Spender Meal Prep Challenge!!! New rules... see below! This is a little different than described on the podcast. Kelsa and I decided that it should be a meal prep challenge only and not limit food choices to a real food/ paleo/ whole 30 type [...]
Our beautiful and smart daughter Carmen (pictured here) will be 2-years-old in December. So that tells you it took us almost two years to put together our all-around fabulous budgeting tool to help you plan for your new arrival. We took everything we learned from our own experience getting ready [...]
Guest Post by style consultant Tabitha Dumas. Check out her website at www.TabithaDumas.com If you’re new to Goodwill shopping, or thrifting or secondhand shopping in general, this post about what to buy at Goodwill is for you. Goodwill shopping, like a lot of shopping, is hit or miss. Sometimes you’ll [...]