The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 61
Diet Coke & Dr. Seuss It is bittersweet that my eating out budget will stretch a bit further from now on. I’ve been drinking Diet Coke faithfully since I can …
The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 60
Keeping track of the bills A new month! Time to pay the bills! Keeping track of the bills has been easy for me, since Scott showed me his super simple …
The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 59
Spending Plan Versus Budget I often hear people refer to budgets as a planning tool. That’s partially true, but it’s so much more! I also hear them use the terms …
The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 58
Grilled cheese, homeless & budgeting Last night, Scott and I went to a local hamburger place for dinner. We had to sit outside, but it was so nice to be …
The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 57
Hello Tax Refund! Woo hoo! My tax refund hit the bank today! I was so excited for it to arrive, so I could transfer it into my prize-linked savings account. …
The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 56
The only way to save Gas prices went up 16 cents overnight! It aggravates me, to no end, when they shoot up like that! They never come down that fast! …
The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 55
Can I afford it? Two things made me start budgeting – one, I was sick of being in debt; two, I was sick of always asking “can I afford it” …
The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 54
The budgeting checklist I can’t believe we’re less than a week away from a new month! Time to check my spending plan and make sure I’m ready, so I can …
The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 53
Holistic Budgeting After yesterday’s post, I kept thinking about why budgets fail. That got me thinking about what tripped me up the most in the beginning. It was the irregular …
The Diary of a Budgeter – Day 52
The power of perseverance It’s amazing what can happen when you simply decide not to give up! Scott and I were working on the podcast today. He’s my behind-the-scenes tech …