All Entries Tagged With: "Budget"
How To Avoid Buying Things You Do Not Need!
“Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it.”~Benjamin Franklin
Why do I constantly want stuff that I don’t need? It seems that there are certain items that I am continually attracted to buy even though I probably wouldn’t use them if I bought them. Why does this [...]
Are Banks Responsible For The Credit Crunch Many Are Feeling?
Higher prices and lower home values are contributing to the credit crunch that many Americans are feeling right now. I saw a story this week on ABCNews about a guy who owes $78,000 of debt at least part of which is on unpaid credit card bills. According to the story, he repeatedly accepted new credit [...]
Carnival of Everything Finance: #16
The Carnival of Everything Finance: #16 is up at Everything Finance. My article 50+ Resources to Legitimately Raise Your Income was included along with some other very interesting articles.
Please be sure to stop by and check out the carnival!
Things I Learned Living on a Budget - Part 3
I have lived on a budget for almost two years now. As a result, I have paid off all my debt except the mortgage and have began building an emergency fund of 3 to 6 months of living expenses. Living on a budget has taught me a lot about money. In Part 1 of this [...]
Things I Learned Living on a Budget - Part 2
Yesterday in Part 1, I wrote about how people often resist the idea of living on a budget and how I used to be one of those people until I learned that a budget is the path to a wealthier, freer, and simpler life. Yesterday was about the big picture. It was about how budgeting [...]
Things I Learned Living on a Budget - Part 1
Some people are going broke to avoid living on a budget. They hate the thought of a budget so much that they will do practically anything to get out of it. The problems our state and federal governments have with budgets is well publicized and probably just a symptom of our cultural aversion toward [...]
