budgeting Archives - Brian Thompson Financial

Fundamentals | 08.14

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…

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Fundamentals | 06.05

Adopting The Bucket Budget

So you want to budget. In fact, you know you need to budget. But you don’t have the discipline and/or desire to track all of your expenses. What do you…

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Fundamentals | 06.02

Do You Really Need a Detailed Budget?

This probably doesn’t surprise you: I keep an extremely detailed budget. I track every penny and have for over a decade. I get a little on edge if I miss…

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Business Planning | 03.06

How Redesigning Receipts Could Help Your Finances

A good friend, who works as an experience designer, had a recent idea about changing the design of receipts to help consumers better understand how much they spend. This year,…

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Fundamentals | 08.22

Share and Share Alike – a fair method to balance your relationship and your money

Link: Share and Share Alike – a fair method to balance your relationship and your money To end my post-marriage week, I want to reblog one of my favorite articles…

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LGBTQ Finance | 07.14

What Do I Need to Include In My Wedding Budget?

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend. As I’ve mentioned before, Ben and I are finally in our house. Even though we aren’t completely unpacked, we are…

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Fundamentals | 07.11

What Percentage of Your Income Should You Spend on Housing?

So I lied. My house budgeting kick isn’t quite over. I was ready to take a break and then I saw this cool graph on Kiplinger’s Tumblr called “How to…

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Fundamentals | 07.09

Why Proper Budgeting Will Keep You in Love With Your New House

I’m coming to the end of my new house budgeting kick. But I couldn’t leave the topic without commenting on a few other budget considerations when buying a new place.…

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Fundamentals | 07.07

Four Budget Busters to Lookout for When Moving

Hey all! Happy Monday. Sorry I was away last week. (And I’m sorry I’ve had to make this apology a few times recently.) Ben and I moved into our new…

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Fundamentals | 11.25

Charitable Giving: Three Crucial Considerations

The holidays are by far my favorite time of the year. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, I relish getting to take some vacation from work, spend time with my family,…

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Fundamentals | 10.11

Budgeting – My love affair with Excel actually has a purpose

Yesterday I discussed managing the income aspect of your relationship, and I casually skipped over a critical part of the combination-method equation: the expenses. In order to know how much…

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