We are in the throes of moving into a new home and getting our current house ready for our buyers. It’s exhausting, but also exciting! We spent several months over the winter searching for our dream home for our family here in our city. Finally we came to the realization that we don’t know if this city…
Get your finances under control with sinking funds, Family Budget Series Part 4
How to get your finances under control with sinking funds Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. Proverbs 31:25 I have to admit, I have a lot to learn from the Proverbs 31 woman who was prepared for the future. For instance, when the snow flies I typically start…
Budgeting Using Every Dollar (or other Apps) – Family Budget Series
Budgeting using Every Dollar (or other Apps) I instantly loved Every Dollar, Dave Ramsey’s budgeting app. It is one of the apps on my phone that I use regularly (P.S. This is not a sponsored post). Every Dollar charges a $99 fee to download my bank transactions directly into their app, which I find to be worth it. In…
The 5 Musts of a Cash Envelope System – Family Budget Series, part 3
How the Cash Envelope System cut down our spending If you haven’t ever landed on the perfect way to budget, I can relate! I have tried many different budgeting techniques during our 13 years of marriage. The most visual budget I have used is the cash envelope system. Since we got married, we have flipped back and forth…
Keeping a Zero Based Budget – Family Budget Series part 2
This is the second post in my Family Budget series. To read more about my story and why I am passionate about family finance, head over to read the first post in this series. What is a zero based budget and why keep one? A zero based budget sounds like living paycheck to paycheck. But that is not the…