Planning for your DIY renovation, on a budget
Everyone dreams of that gorgeous HGTV-inspired kitchen or bathroom remodel. But before you decide to go out and blow out all the walls and your budget on a DIY home renovation, there are some things to consider.…
Automating your finances
Everyone forgets to make a payment once and a while, or say they will get around to putting aside money for savings or retirement, but it never happens. This is why you need a system in place.…
Self-employed: budgeting on a fluctuating income
Dealing with fluctuating pay isn’t easy and any self-employed individual or couple working with an irregular income knows how hard it can be sometimes to budget your money. So how do you balance the books when one…
Stretching your grocery budget (by another week)
First let me preface this by saying, I’m a big fan of meal plans when it comes to stretching your grocery budget. I wrote about it in another post – Meal plans and grocery lists: a recipe…
Could you live on one income?
It’s an interesting thought. With the state of the economy today, I know of a few families who have been forced to live on one income, involuntarily. But for those that haven’t been, could you live on…
Planning for your first baby
Your new bundle of joy is on its way and as the date inches closer, feelings of excitement, concerns about whether you’ll be a good parent and whether you’re fully prepared, start to set in. As well…
Why a joint account makes sense
I’m firmly of the belief that when you marry, you do so because you want to spend the rest of your lives together, help make better decisions together and because you share similar interests and goals. There…
Saving for your ‘wants’
Last week I talked about saving for the little things, the ‘fun stuff’. But what about the bigger things? Your big ‘wants’. How do you plan for those? Maybe it’s an exciting vacation you’ve always wanted or…
Fun money: budgeting for the fun stuff
When my wife and I were in Cuba a handful of years ago (in what now seems like an eternity), we stayed at a little resort. It had great food, a great beach and big on entertainment…
PearBudget: budgeting made peachy
If you’ve let this month pass you by and you’re still looking for that magic budgeting software that will help you get your finances back on track, I might have your ticket. They call it PearBudget. I…
