The Importance of Finding a Balance Between Spending and Saving
I hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day weekend. Ben and I traveled through Indiana to spend quality time with some friends. We also splurged a little bit and stayed…
Category: Fundamentals
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Three Ways to Get Rid of Your Student Loans Without Paying Them
Student loans are brutal. I’ve had a couple of heart-to-heart conversations recently about the trials and tribulations of paying them back. While the average person owes around $30,000, most of… -
Developing Your Ideal Budget
Now that you know the secret behind successful budgeting, it’s time to develop your budget. Let me start by saying the ideal budget is one that works best for you… -
The Secret Behind Successful Budgeting
When Ben and I fight about money, the dispute tends to involve how to budget our joint funds. At the beginning of every year, we map out where we want… -
Three money habits you and your spouse should implement today
According to a nationwide survey conducted by LearnVest and TD Ameritrade, couples have approximately five fights a year over finances (the number is higher for younger couples) and have about… -
Bankruptcy Basics
Watching 30 for 30: Broke and seeing what 50 Cent is going through reminds us all that you can’t tell a person’s true wealth by what they drive, the house… -
Five Things You Can Learn From Broke Professional Athletes
Whenever Ben is out of town, like this past weekend, I get a chance to watch tv that I don’t normally get to watch. I love documentaries, and as I… -
The Five Biggest Financial Fears of Expecting Parents
It seems that my last post really struck a nerve with some expecting parents. Many of you responded with additional considerations and financial fears that parenting will bring. They were… -
Determining the Value of a Stay-at-Home Spouse
I’ve always been jealous of Ben’s teaching schedule. I would jump at the chance to take summers off, if I could do it without the stress and anxiety of having… -
Four Things You Haven’t Thought About When it Comes to Your Emergency Fund
In all of this talk about emergency funds, I want to mention a few other things you aren’t thinking about when it comes to your rainy-day savings. Again, the overarching… -
Where to Put Your Emergency Fund
One of my coworkers and I were on a mission last week. We were trying to find places to store our emergency funds. She was looking for somewhere other than… -
How to Maximize Your Social Security Benefits When Married
Now that you know the fundamentals of the social security system, it’s time to learn how to make the most of getting benefits as a married couple. Employing any of… -
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