When we started paying off our law school debt, we owed over $130,000. At the time, my husband was making $39,000 before taxes and I was bringing in some side income with my Etsy shop. We set an audacious stretch goal of being debt-free in three years, but when we calculated how much we needed […]
Want to see everything our family spent and earned last month? Here are all the details.
Talking about personal finance shouldn’t be taboo! That’s why we share our real budget with you every month. In fact, talking about budgeting is a great way to learn how to budget Our budget will look different than yours, and that’s how it should be. Our needs, values, and priorities are different, so it only […]
Sweet Potato Soufflé– Our Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish
One of our most favorite parts of Thanksgiving dinner? Sweet potato souffle! While it’s not the healthiest version of sweet potatoes for your Thanksgiving spread, this sweet potato souffle is absolutely the tastiest. And let’s face it, covering your sweet potatoes with marshmallows and brown sugar, like many people do, isn’t healthy either. But sweet […]
Budgeting gets much better than Mint anyway. We switched to YNAB nine years ago and haven’t looked back!
If you are one of the 3.6 million people who uses Mint for managing your personal finances, you might be panicking with the news that Mint will be shutting down completely by January and is hoping to push users to Credit Karma. As a long-time user of Mint, I can tell you that budgeting gets […]
3 Inexpensive household items we use to save hundreds of dollars each month
The internet is full of “money-saving” products with all sorts of promises to make your life easier while keeping cash in your pocket. I’m sure some of those gadgets are great and for the right people would make a financial difference, but that’s not what I want to talk about. Today I want to share […]
Let’s normalize talking about budgets. Here are our actual expenses and income numbers for September
Want to see what our real budget looks like? Every month we share our family’s actual budget numbers with you because we think talking about personal finance shouldn’t be taboo. In fact, talking about budgeting is a great way to learn. Your budget won’t look like ours because your priorities are different, your family is […]
How to make your own pumpkin puree (from ANY pumpkin)
Fall means it’s time for pumpkin everything! I love eating pumpkin all year long, but in the fall the rest of the world (well, at least the country) joins me. Do you know what makes pumpkin recipes even better? Making your own pumpkin puree! Seriously. If you’ve never tried making homemade pumpkin puree, then make […]
If a future government shutdown would affect your paycheck, make these 3 money moves now
If you work for the federal government or depend on work as a government contractor, then you probably breathed a sigh of relief when Congress managed to pass a 45-day budget just hours before the government was preparing to shut down. We managed to avoid a government shutdown on October 1st, but we might be […]
The simple 3-step calculation that will save your gas budget
Unless you own a gas company or an oil well, you’re probably not a big fan of the gas prices lately. I paid $5.67 per gallon yesterday and that was at the cheapest station in town! It’s easy to throw our hands up in the air and decide there’s nothing we can do about the […]
Here’s a detailed look into everything our family 8 spent and earned in August
Welcome to another Family Budget Update where we share our real numbers with you! Why do we share all the details? Budgeting is such an important skill for everyone, but very few people are taught how to do it! It isn’t taught in most schools (except, eventually, in the School of Hard Knocks!) If you were […]
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