Happy Saturday! Today’s post is going to be a short, interactive post where you can download a handy budget tracker to get going on your budgeting journey! Not familiar with what I’m talking about? All during the month of April, we’re talking budgets! Last week, we covered why it’s important to start a budget. On Tuesday, we talked about prioritizing our budgets based on what’s Continue Reading
Frugal Ways to Upgrade Your Winter Wardrobe
Okay, I have to admit: it doesn't much feel like winter in Phoenix! We broke a heat record earlier this week, and we reached 90 degrees on Wednesday. I wouldn't mind if not for my wedding happening in 3 days... sorry, out-of-towners! Looks like you'll be roasting :) Although we're reaching record-high temps in Phoenix, it's not that way around the country! Contributor Anum Yoon covers Continue Reading
How to Invest $1,000 Right Now
A thousand dollars can feel both big and small at the same. On one hand, it’s a decent chunk of money that’s enough to buy some very nice things. On the other, it feels like a small amount when you’re thinking about investing for the long term. Depending on your situation, there are a few ways to make this money work for you. If you're looking to invest $1,000, check 5 sensible ways on how to Continue Reading
Advantages of Traveling During the Off-Season
Just because your bank account doesn’t boast a whole bunch of extra zeroes on your monthly statement doesn’t mean you can’t satiate your wanderlust with a spectacular vacation. In fact, there are numerous travel hacks and tips that can help you stretch your dollar to its maximum, creating unique and memorable holidays. Travel During the Shoulder or Off-Season Shoulder or off-season travel Continue Reading
How to Save Money for the Holidays
Today our regular contributor Anum covers the best ways to save money on the upcoming holidays. What are your strategies for saving money this holiday season? The holidays are coming, and with them comes the inevitable rush of over-spending and the crippling after-holiday credit card debt. Instead of putting yourself into (or further into) debt this holiday season, we’ve collected a few tips Continue Reading
Why You Should Care About Your Personal Savings Rate
Hi everyone! Please welcome our new freelance writer, Anum Yoon! Anum has written some awesome posts for us in the past, and now she'll be a regular contributor to Sunburnt Saver. For more of Anum's stellar personal finance writing, check out her site, Current on Currency. Please welcome Anum to the Sunburnt Saver community! :) Do you want to work forever? If you’re one of the lucky few who Continue Reading
Make Extra Money With a Side Hustle
Happy almost end of April, everyone! We’re drawing to a close on our monthly series, Budgeting 101. After reading a post about learning how to earn money online, I decided to put down some ideas on how you can earn money as a side hustle alongside your job! So let’s recap everything we’ve learned so far before jumping into today’s topic: Week 1: We asked why we should even care about budgeting 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