Checking In With My Net Worth and Monthly Spending: February 2019
According to YNAB, my total net worth has increased by $5,538.47, or 6.8%, since I started using the budgeting tool in November.
How Two Budgeting Choices Gave Me Control Over My Money
There were two YNAB categories I never subtracted from even if I managed to overspend in others: savings and debt.
How Going Cash-Only Helped Me Save Money
It started out as “emergency” money, and slowly transformed into a way to save.
What Happens When You Follow Textbook Financial Advice?
The Washington Post just launched a new series called “Growth,” and the first installment is titled “I was failing at my relationship with money. Here’s what I did to fix it.”
My Family Clothing Budget: The Good, the Bad, and the Big
In our house there is a 12-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy, my husband, and me.
Planning My Summer Budget
Summer officially began last Thursday, which means it’s time for me to create my summer budget.
Welcome to Spring 2018. We’re Less Broke!
Before starting this challenge, I didn’t even know the extent to which we were in debt.
Finishing Up the NYT’s 7-Day Financial Tuneup
I know that some of you signed up for the NYT’s 7-Day Financial Tuneup a day or two after I did, so you might not yet have received all seven emails. Here’s your spoiler warning.
Evaluating Days 2 and 3 of the NYT’s 7-Day Financial Tuneup
I haven’t gotten as much out of these exercises as I did out of that first question about identifying our values.
What If My Grocery Bill Is So Much Lower Because I’m Using the Online Delivery Service?
I’m not tempted by the latest limited-edition Oreos because I have no idea what they are.
Checking In With My Groceries vs. Toiletries Project
Remember how I said I was going to separate out grocery and household/toiletry spending in 2018?
Austerity Didn’t Work for Greece, and it Won’t Work for Us
This is a response to WearsPants’ “Welcome to 2018. We’re Broke!” written by their partner, WearsShorts.
What I Learned From Setting a Limit on My Restaurant Spending
Get an Instant Pot, pack a PB&J, and save your dining dollars for friends.
Welcome to 2018. We’re Broke!
As part of our New Year’s Resolution to get out of debt, I’m going to need The Billfold to hold me accountable.
Why My Fiancé and I Set Gift Allowances for the Holidays
It’s not that I hate Christmas. It’s just that I’m one of the many people for whom the holiday season brings a surge of depression and anxiety rather than a rush of joy.
We Divided All of Our Irregular Expenses By 12, and Set Aside That Much Money Every Month
It completely changed the way our family did money.
Putting Together My October Budget
I’m creating a per-item budget for October, and I wanted to show you how it works.
Confessions From the Sorta-Budgeting Life
Paying attention to your money versus allocating every dollar.