COUNTING THE CHANGE Staying on top of our end of 2013 budget spending cuts and increases are going to be critical for us in the 2014 year. If you missed our December 2013 budget update you can go back and read about where all of our money went and how our budget has changed…
BUDGET ON THE BRAIN? Unlike New Years diet and exercise videos, budgeting your finances doesn’t have to be painful. Having only enjoyed two days of the New Year I have noticed a common influx from viewing site statistics. My Free Excel Budget Templates for creating your own budgets have been popular to say the least. There is no…
You Never Know What Someone Has To Say Unless You Ask A Question Money success means that we are in charge of our own lives and how it plays out really depends on many factors with the main one being understanding where we stand financially. When it comes to our personal finances we were never…
Never Be Afraid To Ask For Financial Help I had a reader contact me to ask for budget help and a copy of our Canadian Budget Binder excel spreadsheet that you see me post snap shots of each month. He told me that their family finances were in chaos and they risk losing everything if…
WHEN YOU AREN’T SURE ABOUT YOUR MONEY DISSECT IT “Budget failure is your own fault“, was the response from a successful friend when I asked him why failure rates were so high among some people who try to use a budget then scrap the idea. It may sound straight-forward and harsh but coming from…
COULD I PLEASE HAVE MY RECEIPT? You may think the task of asking for a receipt every time you shop will break you but it gets easier with practice. Tracking receipts has been one of the most successful ways we’ve been able to track our spending habits. Perhaps it’s been a bit of work to…
