fail in your no spend month
Saving + Investing
Sarah Brumley

What Happens When You Fail In Your No Spend Month

It’s never fun when you set out on a challenge, only to recognize that you couldn’t meet the goal. I feel as if Week 3 was a bit of a failure in our home and, while I’d rather be sharing with you all of the ways we saved, I have

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expenses exceed income
Budgeting
Sarah Brumley

How to Triumph in Your Budget: When Expenses Exceed Income

Creating a budget is no easy feat, so I’d like to start by applauding you for doing just that. You’ve come this far and yet, the bottom line shows that you have more expenses than you have income, and you aren’t sure what to do next.

Don’t worry. I’ve got a

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finances of an account manager
Real Life Family Finance Stories
Sarah Brumley

Real Life Family Finance: An Account Analyst

It’s my pleasure to have the opportunity to feature Andrea Joy today. Andrea lives in Ohio with her husband of 12 years. He works as a HVAC Warehouse Manager and although Andrea works primarily as an […]

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How to Implement a Budget and Achieve Your Goals (Debt & Savings)
Budgeting
Sarah Brumley

How to Implement a Budget and Achieve Your Goals (Debt & Savings)

You’ve verified your income, added up all of your expenses, and even come up with some variable expense funds you’d like to implement. Sure, you don’t have any idea how to put it all together yet, but that’s okay because we still have a little more information to cover before

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How to: When Real Life Meets the No-Spend Challenge
Saving + Investing
Sarah Brumley

How to: When Real Life Meets the No-Spend Challenge

Whew…we made it through one week of this No Spend Challenge and I have to say, that while I know we are being successful in our attempt not to spend money, it’s definitely been a CHALLENGE. I guess that was the purpose? […]

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Why Your Budget Matters (And What You Should Do Now)
Budgeting
Sarah Brumley

Why Your Budget Matters (And What You Should Do Now)

Over the last year, I’ve been bringing you tips and tricks about how to get your finances in order. It occurred to me, though, that you might not know why I even bother. Why does it matter to me that you know how to manage your family’s finances? Why would

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a lawyer's finances
Real Life Family Finance Stories
Sarah Brumley

Real Life Family Finance: A Lawyer

It’s my pleasure to have the opportunity to feature Laura today. Laura lives in Canada with her husband of eight years and three kids, ages six, three, and one. Although Laura works primarily as a lawyer, she can also be found blogging about simplifying family life over […]

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