Best Ways to Budget for Real Results

budget money Best Ways to Budget for Real ResultsDo you need to hang on to more of your money?

Budgeting is a great way to make your money work harder and go farther for you.  That is if you design it correctly.

A lot of people approach budgets in completely the wrong way.  This usually leads to frustration and failure.

A well-designed budget allows you to direct your money to your priorities without being inflexible.  This is extremely …

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Money in My Life: Debt Free Except Housing

house money Money in My Life: Debt Free Except HousingAre you interested in being debt free?

There are certainly some nice advantages to living without owing anything on credit cards or car loans.

Growing up, I thought borrowing money to buy things was just what adults did.  It never even occurred to me that it was possible to pay cash for everything.

However, a few years ago, my wife decided we should become debt free.  Since then, we’ve …

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Break Out of the 9-to-5 with Kids in Tow

work family thumb Break Out of the 9 to 5 with Kids in Tow

Today, I’m offering a guest post about being self-employed with young kids as part of the Ultimate Blog Swap. You’ll find me posting over at Slightly Cosmopolitan about letting your light shine brightly.  Please welcome Hillary Boucher to My Super-Charged Life!

Do you dream about being self-employed, but feel that it’s impossible with a young family?

We knew from the get-go that we wanted to design our own lifestyle. We wanted to homeschool our …

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3 Powerful Ways to Quickly Cut Overspending

cut spending thumb 3 Powerful Ways to Quickly Cut OverspendingDo you consistently spend too much?

Overspending is a common problem today.  There are just so many tempting things to buy.  It is incredibly easy to overdo it. 

Of course, this comes with consequences.  You can get yourself in over your head and then find it difficult to pay for the necessities of life.

A few years ago, my wife and I realized we were over-spenders.  We discovered this …

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Getting Your Head Above Water Financially

drowning thumb Getting Your Head Above Water FinanciallyWant to get ahead financially?

I’m not talking about getting wealthy here although that could happen.  I’m talking about just getting your head above water.

The problem is that we overcommit ourselves financially.  We buy and buy and buy most of it on credit cards and soon the ocean of debt we create gets too deep.

We have to stand on our financial tippy-toes just to keep ourselves from

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