4 things to do when your spending gets off track

/
4 things to do when your spending gets off track

We all do it. We all intentionally or unintentionally spend money somewhere on something that is outside of our budget. 

It happens. In fact, I did it one Thursday night. 

It had been a long week. Jason has been traveling and I was home alone with two kids who were alternating illnesses. It was raining, I was exhausted and I had had it. So I put the kids in their car seats and drove to Zaxby's where I spent $20 on a garden salad and two kid's meals. $20!?!??

Read More

How I took my blog from hobby to a business

/
How I took my blog from hobby to a business

Have you ever gotten your car stuck in sand? It’s happened to me a few times and it’s frustrating and a little embarrassing. Your wheels spin and spin and sand flies everywhere and people standing on the sidewalk look at you like it’s your first day on the planet. 

That is how I felt about blogging for a long time. Like my tires were stuck in perpetual sand. 

Did I tell you I almost quit blogging last year? I was so frustrated, I had put so much time and love into this blog and if just felt like no one was reading it. While I did have a small, yet very loyal readership, I was disheartened. 

Read More

3 things to do when you're so tired of being frugal you could scream

/
3 things to do when you're so tired of being frugal you could scream

Last week an incredible opportunity presented itself. And just as soon as I had it in my hands, it fell to the floor, crashed and burned.

Without going into the details it was the chance to travel to somewhere I have always wanted to visit but haven't had the chance, and to network with some people I have been wanted to meet face to face.

Read More

Is Elite Blogging Academy worth the money? + $145 in Bonuses from me if you do

/
Is Elite Blogging Academy worth the money? + $145 in Bonuses from me if you do

Last week I wrote a post about how the Elite Blogging Academy helped me grow my blog traffic and my blog income. 

While I love the Elite Blogging Academy and I know it helped me grow this blog beyond what I thought it was capable of, I am not going to lie, talking about something that is so pricey with all of you gave me pause. 

Read More

5 Tips for Budgeting on an Irregular Income

/
5 Tips for Budgeting on an Irregular Income

You have heard me talk and talk and talk about the importance of a budget. But what about budgeting if you have in irregular income? This is actually a question I get a lot and I have a little bit of experience with this. 

When Jason and I first started budgeting we had an irregular income because Jason worked a lot of overtime and I worked a full-time job and freelanced. Our income was a lot smaller than it is today and it was frequently irregular. 

While I am not an expert in budgeting for an irregular income, I do have some experience. So I thought I would pass along some of that to you. 

Read More

Three things that can WRECK your budget

/
Three things that can WRECK your budget

I think at some point we have ALL reached a point when there is more month than money.  

We may have entered the month with the best of intentions, but we just didn't stick to our budget. That could be for a number of reasons. 

But for a lot of people it comes down to three things, emergencies, lifestyle and guilt. Of course there are endless things that can wreck a budget if you let them, but it seems that these things that cause our money to fly out the window the fastest. 

Read More