Budgeting

If you want to really change your relationship with money you’ll want to read these articles on Budgeting and Money Management.  Our budget is the single most powerful tool that we’ve used to help us live debt-free and build a strong financial future.

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Unclaimed Money Secrets: How We Found $142K in Missing Money

How we found $140,000 in Missing Money

Do you know anyone who has received a cash windfall from MissingMoney.com? We have …because it was us! Have you ever wondered if there’s money out there with your name on it? It turns out that more than $49 billion in unclaimed funds are being held by state governments and treasuries across the United States. Even more surprising, approximately 1 in 7 people have money waiting to be claimed! After Steve’s father passed away in 2019, the family went …

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How to Manage a Financial Windfall: What to Do with Sudden Money

Financial Windfalls - How to manage them.

What is a financial windfall?  Is managing a windfall something you are prepared to do? Winning the lottery, a TV game show, a large inheritance or sweepstakes are all windfalls. What about smaller windfalls – like a tax refund? Have you ever been faced with managing sudden money? How could this money help you? How would you manage it? Have you ever thought of creating a plan for a financial windfall? Will a Windfall be Coming Your Way? What …

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54 Productive Things To Do When You’re Bored

Productive Things to do when your bored at home.

There are LOTS of blogs written about fun things to do when you’re bored.  So, we wanted to put a new twist on that, and offer you a list of productive things to accomplish in this season of staying home more than normal. We’ve broken this list of productive activities into 9 categories: 1) Money Activities (5 ideas) If you’re bored, why not do something that will help you reach your financial goals? These ideas may take some time …

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How to Live On One Income: 5 Tips for Parents Who Want to Stay At Home

Can we live on one income? 3 families want to know how.

If you’ve ever wondered how to live on one income or whether your family can afford to do it or not, the following 5 email questions should help you get your answer.[toc] 1. One Income for a SAHM Wannabe First I would like to say that I am very grateful to have found your book America’s Cheapest Family because ever since I picked that book up my husband and I have started changing the way we live. We aren’t out of …

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4 Places Where You Can File your Taxes for Free

Free Tax Help - How to File Your Taxes for Free.

Finding free tax help and filing your taxes doesn’t have to be expensive. If you’re a lower-income family, just starting out after college, a senior, military or former military family, there are lots of options for getting your taxes filed for free or for almost nothing. We’re hoping that you’ll check out these four options and be able to save a boodle! We’ve personally used two of the three services, and Steve’s dad was a volunteer with the last …

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How Frugal Living Can Help You Hurdle Toward Early Retirement

Frugal Living Helps You Hurdle Towards Early Retirement!

Can Frugal Living make a difference in how soon you retire or is it just a waste of time? We’re going to give you one example of the power of frugal living as it specifically pertains to how soon you can retire. How Much Money Do You Need to Retire? First, let’s calculate how much money you need to retire for a moment. Most retirement planning projection systems don’t adequately show the impact of frugal living in retirement estimate …

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Paycheck Mistake? Don’t Wait Get it Fixed Right Now!

Paycheck Mistake? Don’t Wait Get it Fixed Right Now!

Did your employer make a mistake on your paycheck? Have you been shorted some money or do you have one of these other problems: It’s not fun finding a mistake on your paycheck. But with a little work, most of these types of problems can be overcome quickly. We received this question from a Free Email Newsletter subscriber and thought you’d find it helpful. Question about IRS Paycheck Withholding Shortfall My former employers did not take enough taxes out …

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Pay Off Your Mortgage Early – Mortgage Free in 9 years Calculator

Small brown ranch house with green grass and a maroon car parked out front. Paid off mortgage in 9 years

One of the pinnacles of financial stability and security is to Pay off your mortgage early. Owning your home free and clear may seem like a fantasy. But if you follow the 5 steps we took, it can be your reality too. Some people pay their home off in 30 years, others 15. But there are a group of people who simply hate having a mortgage pay it off quicker. We paid our home off in 9 years. Our …

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3 Types of Family Budgets—Which Budget is Best for You

Best Budgets for Families - a man jumping for joy in falling money.

Are you looking for the best type of budget for your family? With so many different types of budgets available, which one will work for you? We’ve discovered that there are almost as many types of budget systems as there are people talking about it. Family Budgets can be done with expensive software systems, free systems, apps, websites and grandma’s cookie jar system for budgeting. With so many choices, it’s hard to know which type of budget will be …

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Best Budget Tracking: The Key to the Most Effective Household Budget Ever!

The Amazing Key to Powerful Budget Tracking

Are you ready to learn about an amazingly easy budget-tracking tool? It’s the most unexpected, simple, and amazing key to an effective household budget ever! We’ve got Budget Tracking secrets to help you become successful financially.  Lots of people talk about household budgets at the beginning of the year. With the holidays quickly fading in the rearview mirror, we’re motoring at full speed into a new year, full of optimism and powered by new resolutions. While some cruise down that …

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