budgeting catalysts for spending less on food

budgeting catalysts for spending less on food

When you start budgeting the honest truth is that food and shopping are the two categories where you’re going to feel the biggest pinch.  Grocery budgets aren’t hard – you won’t feel that big of a pinch once you set some processes in place, even 

budgeting lessons learned & tips for success

budgeting lessons learned & tips for success

The start of a new month is a good time to be thinking about budgeting. We’re not quite there, but it’s approaching. In previous budgeting posts, I hinted toward some of the things we’ve learned along this journey and tips we’ve found that helped us 

budgeting tools

budgeting tools

It’s the beginning of the month!  How do you budget for the month ahead?  This post will focus on budgeting tools.  It’s a little ironic.  If you think of your favorite financial gurus or even financial sites, you’ll be hard pressed to find personal budgeting 

intro to budgeting

intro to budgeting

Creating more freedom in our lives with our time and commitments led my husband and I down a path of personal budgeting.  Our dreams and vision for our future were the primary driver behind budgeting.  While we were both mostly responsible with money – living