Spending

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Aug 6, 2014

I don’t know the schedule in your neck of the woods but in five short days my kids go back to school. Oddly enough, for the most part they ...

Jul 22, 2014

In simplest terms the concept of lifestyle inflation refers to a person’s spending going up as their income goes up. Some lifestyle ...

Jun 11, 2014

The first attempt we made at budgeting years ago was a nightmare. Our intentions were good and what we did seemed logical at the time. ...

Jun 2, 2014

I revealed last week in “The Fear of Spending Once the Debt Is Gone” that my wife and I haven’t begun to wildly spend now that we have paid ...

May 29, 2014

“Can We Ever Step Off the Gas With Our Finances?” That’s a question I asked just over a year ago on this blog. That post looked at when it ...

May 27, 2014

Our school is out for the year, so for me that means summer has arrived. I know the official start date of summer here in North America ...

May 12, 2014

Today, I'm honored to be a guest contributor at My Money Design. I'll be sharing how I lost my disciplined spending habits through the use ...

Apr 16, 2014

It’s Financial Literacy Month and I’m pleased to be part of an awesome blog carnival today hosted by Shannon from The Heavy Purse. In case ...

Mar 31, 2014

This week and next, thousands of high school and college students will embark on the annual ritual known as spring break. They will fill ...