So many of us make promises to ourselves, regarding exercise, finances, etc., and then don’t keep them. In fact, we might repeat that pattern over and over again. […]
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
Financial goals are created much the same as our personal goals, with one major difference – they involve our finances. Pretty self-explanatory? You’d think so, and yet a lot goes into making sure that your financial goals are not only specific enough that you can follow them, but […]
It’s important to know that the actual process of goal setting doesn’t stop after we’ve made a list. If we actually intend to meet that goal, we need to dig a little deeper and create a […]
It’s not easy to make a decision to change your finances. Well, I might be wrong – the decision to do so might actually be the easy part. The issue comes a little while down the road when we recognize that […]
Our society spends a lot of time stressing the idea of not giving up, sticking with it until the very end, and “hanging in there”. I can’t say that I, too, haven’t been guilty of using it as a platitude when some is complaining about life getting tough. The truth
It’s been a little over five months since we rang in the new year with confetti and champagne, and it’s time, once again, to discuss the resolutions we made at that time. How are your resolutions treating you? […]
It’s hard to think about budgeting when your income is consistently less than your expenses each month. You might check out Pinterest and have your feed flooded with all the sure-fire ways you can save $5,981 in six months, but you might be simply trying to figure out how you
How are those New Year’s Resolutions coming along? I feel like we made it to March, over two months into new goals and aspirations that we hoped would place us in better situations, in our finances, health, and family, among other things, and it’s time for a little resolution reevaluation.
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating the beginning of 2018. Things to Look Forward To This is the first year in a long time that I haven’t had strong feelings about leaving a year behind and starting a new one. In years past I normally find
What do you want to be when you grow up? Kids get asked this question all of the time, from teachers, parents, and even strangers in the grocery store. Some kids have big goals, like being an astronaut, or inventor, or doctor. Many of them actually accomplish those goals. Some