by Libby Balke | Making Money, Taxes
There is a room in our new house that nobody – and I mean nobody – is allowed to go in. It’s so important that nobody – not my husband, not my daughter, not my son – go in this room that I actually keep it locked when I’m not using...
by Libby Balke | Budgets, Making Money
My husband and I are in the midst of attempting to save $40,000 over the next ten months, as we prepare to move back to my hometown and buy a house there. We are committed to putting down at least 20% on our next mortgage; we are also committed to buying a...
by Crystal | Making Money
Everybody in the personal finance world seems to know that step #1 to almost anything personal finance is to have an emergency fund. But what do you do if you don’t have one yet, are living paycheck-to-paycheck, and need to get out of the hole before you dig it...
by Libby Balke | Business, Making Money
A few months ago, as my husband and I were busy gathering all our paperwork for our 2011 tax returns, I nearly had a panic attack. The numbers just weren’t adding up. While our monthly income had exceeded our expenditures for every month but one in 2011, we were...
by Andi B. | Economy, Guest Posts, Housing, Making Money, Miscellaneous, Personal, Stress, Unemployment
Image via WikipediaThis is a blog swap chain letter organized through the Yakezie network. There are 4 stops. Check out my post “A Homeless Plan to Guard Against Hopeless” at the next stop!The following is a blog-swap guest post by CT, who formerly...
by Andi B. | Blogs I Roll, Budgets, Guest Posts, Making Money, Money Relationships, Personal Finance
The following is a guest post by Crystal at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff. Her blog covers living expenses, saving for your future, and the fun stuff along the way (something us tightwads forget about sometime). If I do hit my blogging goals and leave my current job to...