Hey everyone! Not only is April the season for spring, but it's also National Financial Literacy Month! What better way to celebrate the holiday with a little spring cleaning, right? :) Don't laugh - when I clean, I usually make money - either finding money in old purses, finding things I can sell, etc. Today, contributor Anum shares how you can financially prepare for your spring cleaning (use Continue Reading
Review of The One-Page Financial Plan
Hey everyone! Today ends our month-long discussion of everything budget! I know, I know, we love talking budgets (and saving!) around here, but fun has to come to an end sometime. Don’t worry, you know I’ll still remind you about sticking to your budget and planning for all those awesome goals you have! Speaking of setting awesome future financial goals (say that 5 times fast), I have Continue Reading
5 Habits of Successful Budgeters
For the month of April, we’ve been talking budgets: why budgets are important, how to set one, and how to keep ourselves from feeling deprived. In our eighth installment on budgeting, we’ll be crowdsourcing the best budgeting tips from other personal finance experts around the web. If you’ve wanted to be a better budgeter and improve your budgeting habits, you won’t want to miss this Continue Reading
Don’t Let FOMO Derail Your Budget
Welcome to the seventh installment of Sunburnt Saver’s Budgeting 101 series. During April, we’ll be talking budgets: why we should budget, how to prioritize your budgets, and how to plan for the expected (and unexpected!). If you like this series, please share your thoughts in the comment and let me know what questions you’d like answered (you can even comment if you don’t like this Continue Reading
Repaying Debt Vs. Saving for Retirement
Welcome to the sixth installment of Sunburnt Saver’s Budgeting 101 series. During April, we’ll be talking budgets: why we should budget, how to prioritize your budgets, and how to plan for the expected (and unexpected!). If you like this series, please share your thoughts in the comment and let me know what questions you’d like answered (you can even comment if you don’t like this Continue Reading
Budgeting for Emergencies
Welcome to the fifth installment of Sunburnt Saver’s Budgeting 101 series. During April, we’ll be talking budgets: why we should budget, how to prioritize your budgets, and how to plan for the expected (and unexpected!). If you like this series, please share your thoughts in the comment and let me know what questions you’d like answered (you can even comment if you don’t like this Continue Reading
Tracking Your Income and Expenses
Welcome to the third installment of Sunburnt Saver’s Budgeting 101 series. During April, we’ll be talking budgets: why we should budget, how to prioritize your budgets, and how to plan for the expected (and unexpected!). If you like this series, please share your thoughts in the comment and let me know what questions you’d like answered (you can even comment if you don’t like this Continue Reading
Prioritizing Your Budget
Welcome to the second installment of Sunburnt Saver’s Budgeting 101 series. During April, we’ll be talking budgets: why we should budget, how to prioritize your budgets, and how to plan for the expected (and unexpected!). If you like this series, please share your thoughts in the comment section and let me know what questions you’d like answered (you can even comment if you don’t like this Continue Reading
Why Budget?
Welcome to the first post of Sunburnt Saver’s Budgeting 101 series. During April, we’ll be talking budgets: why we should budget, how to prioritize our budgets, and how to plan for the expected (and unexpected!). If you like this series, please share your thoughts in the comment and let me know what questions you’d like answered (you can even comment if you don’t like this Continue Reading
How to Choose the Right Rewards Credit Card
(Hey, if you haven't yet checked it out, go read my review of The Millionaire in the Next Cubicle - there is a really awesome giveaway going on! ;) I have to admit, it took me a long time to get into rewards credit cards. For a long time, I thought it was some sort of scam – no way can you get amazing deals, like points towards free travel, or cash back. No such thing as a free lunch, Continue Reading