Happy fall everyone! I haven’t even had a pumpkin spice latte yet this year and already loving the weather, decorating around the house and preparing our favorite fall meals. If you’re new here, at the end of each month I share my budget and spending in order to be accountable for my financial goals along… Read more
Budgets
My New Save Half Budget
I’ve been budgeting for a while now and what I find interesting is how we all create budgets to stay organized and on track, but life is never so clear and predicable. Things happen, circumstances change, and mistakes are made. It’s all a part of life. The key to effective budgeting is being realistic, keeping… Read more
May Budget Review
May is over and it’s finally summer! Lately I’ve been realizing that time will really pass you by if you don’t stop and take in everything as it happens. It’s a bit crazy that we’re almost half way done with this year. May was an eventful month as usual, since we’re almost ready to move… Read more
April Budget Review
Wow, what a month! April was a great month. Not just because I made huge debt repayment and savings strides, but also because nothing seriously bad happened. It was a nice mellow and fun month to say the least. We celebrated Ray’s birthday (hence the larger dining out total), wrapped up my staycation, made progress… Read more
My $0 Budgets Challenge Results
Side note: Today one of my side hustle experiences is being featured on Believe in a Budget and if you have any time you should definitely check it out. I’d appreciate it and I’m sure you would too if you’re interested in learning about various unique side hustle opportunities. Kristin’s Side Hustle True Story series… Read more
February Budget Recap
Another month has flown by and I’m honestly not that phased. I’m so ready for spring and I have a staycation lined up at the end of this month so I CAN NOT wait. Last week was a bit hectic as we were pushing to meet a goal at work and as I was emailing… Read more