Why Budget – Overcoming Budgeting Problems Now!

How to Overcome Budget Obstacles

Why Budget? We’ve got six reasons why you should overcome your budgeting problems! One of the top two New Year’s Resolutions is to get personal finances in order. Many folks want to get out of debt or set up a budget. But too often this resolution is made, and then quickly abandoned. We’ve heard it, we’ve seen it, and we’ve helped many families to overcome it. Any effort you make to manage your money will immediately start producing positive dividends. …

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How To Buy A House With Bad Credit: 5 Steps to Ownership

How to buy a home with bad credit.

Buying a home with bad credit can really be challenging. And if you have a poor credit score it can be even tougher. If you’ve always dreamed of owning a home, but you’re struggling with saving a down payment or raising your credit score, we’ve got hope. There are several steps you can take to repair credit, find a lender, and realize the goal of homeownership. This guide will help you find all the resources you need. Step One: …

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Household Budget Success Stories

Budget Success Stories, these will really encourage you!

This Budget Success Stories Page contains a growing list of Budgeting Ideas from readers like you! If you want some encouragement about how a budget can revolutionize your personal finances, you’ve come to the right place. We love hearing stories of budgeting success – going from debt to equity, desperation to determination, and seeing the joy of families who have learned to make their money do what they want it to do. Read these stories and be encouraged! Learn …

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Want to Know What to do with Inherited Money? 6 Smart & 6 Dumb Things

Want to know what to do with a large inheritance?

Are you coming into an inheritance in the near future? Or have you already inherited some money? Are you wondering what to do with inherited money? We’ve been going through the process for the past few years and have learned a lot. We’ve also met with some incredibly wise and experienced estate and investment experts in the process. In this article, we’ve reached out to Attorney Lyle Soloman, the principal from Oak View Law Group in Rocklin, California. How …

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21 Tips for Finding a Great New Job After a Pandemic

How to Find a Job During a Pandemic

Are you trying to find a new job? Does your job search seem different than other times? Hunting for a job in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and in life after it has changed significantly. In this article, we’ll help you understand what’s changed, what’s new, and what has stayed the same for job seekers. Job Seeking During the Pandemic and Afterward No one expected the arrival of this pandemic. For some, it meant the absolute collapse of …

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22 Best Trusted Survey Apps: Earn Cash from your Phone

22 Best Survey Apps for your cell phone or computer.

Would you love to find the best mobile survey apps that could earn you money? We’ve done all the work for you by researching and testing them. Do you enjoy sharing your opinion about things? Most of us do. We’ve researched the 22 of the most popular survey apps that pay you for sharing your views. The promise of making some money for answering questions might sound too good to be true. And there are some instances where it …

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How to Deal with Pesky Annual Bills

Dealing with Annual Bills and a Budget

Fine-tuning your monthly budget is always a good thing. But how do you manage Annual Bills, you know, those expenses that only happen once a year? A Reader Question I have read a few of your books and they have immediately opened my eyes to different ways we can help ourselves become more economical. At the end of last year, I started to look at budgeting our money so that we can pay off those pesky credit cards, loans, …

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7 Ways to Destroy Debt Even If You’re Living Paycheck to Paycheck

How to destroy debt in 8 steps

Accumulating debt has become a common occurrence in most families – but paying off debts, even on a low income has become an achievable goal for visitors to our website. If you are looking for ways to destroy debt forever, then this article will encourage, equip and empower you! Debt Free on a Small Income. On an average household income of less than $45,000, we’ve avoided debt and been able to pay off our home mortgages in record time. To do it, …

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Bills Keep Piling Up: How Can We Earn More & Cut Expenses?

Are you struggling with your bills piling up? What can a family do if they’re struggling to make ends meet each month? School, tuition, uniforms, back taxes, rent – the bills just keep piling up? We’ve got 18 things you can do starting today to get caught up with your bills. Our Bills are Past Due! We received this email from a website visitor. With grocery, utilities and public transportation prices climbing, our family is struggling to survive. We …

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Start Adulting On the Right Foot – 4 Tips to Success and Financial Peace

Starting Adulting - 2 jumping girls at the ocean in sunset.

A college graduate is starting Adulting. She asks what are the best things she can do to start living the adult life in a money-smart way. The transition from being a student to becoming an adult can be a shock to the system. Money Smart Adulting? Hey there, Economides family:) I am from Portugal and I love your tips. My birthday is coming soon and I will order your books as a gift. Here life is a little different …

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