Mo’Money Mo’Houses Let’s Talk Money Podcast and Giveaway!
Happy Wednesday my friends! How’s the week going so far? Have you resisted the temptation to rebel against your budget? Have you told your Spenderella to go to hell? If you need some extra help,...
View ArticleTrust and Belief in Budgeting
Belief is a great thing. Trust is something even stronger. Combine the two and you have an iron clad defense against the dark arts of debt. Lately I’ve been lacking in belief and possibly a bit of...
View ArticleConfessions from a Shopaholic: Mo’Money Mo’Houses Podcast Ep 9
Hello, hello everyone! I’ve got something exciting for you all today! I had the fantastic and super fun opportunity of being a part of Jessica’s podcast from Mo’Money Mo’Houses. In episode 9 of her...
View ArticleFreaky Friday: Where’s the Budget?
Fun thing, surveys. There’s a survey and corresponding statistic for almost everything out there. You can even get paid to take surveys (I do this for travel reward miles). Stats Can keeps an...
View ArticleCharitable giving while in debt: To give or not to give?
When was the last time you gave money to an organization other than a bank? Many of us contemplate charitable giving but worry that with our debt load, it can’t be done. What if I told you it should be...
View ArticleHow YNAB stacks up: The first 30 days
Budgets. Don’t you just love them? Come on, I know you do! What you don’t love is living paycheck to paycheck, am I right? Two things will stop that cycle: 1. A rock solid budget, and 2. Budgeting...
View ArticleCan you stop the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle? The YNAB Rule 4 Experiment
It’s scary to contemplate that for almost 16 years I’ve lived paycheck-to-paycheck. With each new job, every new salary bump, lifestyle inflation crept in. Before you blink, you’ve bought a house with...
View ArticleThe Silly Financial Things We Do
Penny stocks, robbing Peter to pay Paul, cash advances, payday loans, buying 50% off but charging it to your credit card, buying a $5 latte with our last $5 – the list of zany financial activities we...
View ArticleMoney and Art Collide: A Challenge
For six weeks now, I’ve been endeavouring to keep up with a new challenge to revive my creativity. I’ve started week six which involves focusing on abundance and remembering there is abundance in my...
View ArticleChallenge your Financial Literacy
What’s one thing you wish was better with your finances? Got it? Okay, now what’s stopping you from achieving whatever that betterness might be? For most of my life, I avoided budgets. Like the plague....
View ArticleHave Loads of Debt from Online Shopping? A Loan May Help
You shop online, pay by credit card and the next thing you know, a large credit card bill shows up in the mail. Almost immediately, you’re stressed out wondering how you’re going to pay the bill in...
View ArticleChristmas is love not a sale
What is Christmas? What does it mean to you? Does it mean time with family and friends? Or time spending too much money on Starbucks Christmas Lattes? Maybe it’s that time of year to buy things you...
View ArticleGoals & Resolutions – How I’m starting 2016 differently
It’s taken me longer than normal to get started on my goals for 2016. With good reason I suppose – I can go in a completely different direction with life if I want to. I could always go in a different...
View ArticleHow The Sharing Economy Is Changing The Face Of Our Financial Decisions
In 2015, Capital One hosted its first roundtable discussion, C1NDX, aimed at discovering how new disruptive technologies were influencing consumer spending habits. A new “sharing economy”. I had the...
View ArticleDo Your Finances A Favor – Skip Valentine’s Day Spending
I’m all for love. That amazing, starry-eyed, hopeful romantic type of love. It’s fun to be in love, but not when it costs you oodles of money. To be honest, it shouldn’t cost a dime. Sure, everyone...
View ArticleWhy Positive Thinking Is Key To Financial Success
I’m a thinker by nature. This can be a good thing and a bad thing. One negative thought can have you spiraling down the rabbit hole to self-doubt. Loathing is optional but on some days, it can go to...
View Article6 Life lessons and Other Financial Meanderings
Every once in a while I get writer’s block. It’s frustrating. I know I have something to say but I feel like I’m not saying anything new. Sometimes I try writing on paper instead of my laptop. It...
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