Personal finance articles to help you learn how to budget, save money and get out of debt. Helping you cut expenses, live below your means, live more frugally and love your life on a budget!
Are you tired of searching for financial tools to help you budget and control your finances and just don’t know where to turn? I know how you feel because I used to feel the same exact way. But over the years I’ve found some amazing financial tools that will help you not only manage your…
How are you determining the state of your finances? By the house you live in or the car you drive? By the amount of your income? Did you know none of those things are a good indicator of wealth? The true indicator of wealth is your net worth. Don’t worry if you don’t know how…
We all know how it feels to get sticker shock when we open up our electric bill! With all of our electronics constantly needing to be charged, extreme temps during the summer and winter months (depending on your location), and feeling like your kids are always leaving all the lights on, your electric bill can…
If you’re new-ish to the world of budgeting, you might have heard this strange term sinking fund before and wondered what it means. Nope, it’s not a new type of investment; instead, it’s an incredibly helpful budgeting tool you should definitely be using! Technically (according to Google dictionary, anyway), a sinking fund is a…
I’m excited to have Elizabeth here to help us figure out how to save boatloads of money in the upcoming year. It can be tough to save especially when you feel you have no money left at the end of the month. Hey, y’all! I’m so excited to be writing on Cents + Purpose! Thanks…
I don’t know about you but I hate grocery shopping. It’s the bane of my existence…(ok, that was dramatic), and meal planning? Ugh, it’s the worst…so I bet you’re thinking that monthly meal planning must be plain torture? Hear me out. After food shopping every single week and buying virtually the same foods (yawn) for…
