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Enjoy a Simple Christmas With a Well-Planned Budget

by Tsh on October 3, 2008

in money management

Photo by Alenxandre Duret-Lutz
I‘ll be quite honest – if you haven’t started saving yet for Christmas, it might be a bit challenging.  BUT – it can be done.  You truly don’t need to rely on credit to have a good season.
However, if you’re late jumping on the “Christmas planning ahead bandwagon,” let it serve as [...]

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Keep Your Spending Tidy With an Envelope System

by Tsh on September 29, 2008

in money management

Photo by Fransesca Pageo
We use cash for most of our day-to-day purchases.  A lot of this has to do with where we’re currently living – not as much is online, and not many mom-n-pop stores here take plastic – but even stateside, we rely a lot more on cash than on plastic.  I’m not here [...]

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Family Finances: Our Modus Operandi

by Tsh on June 18, 2008

in money management

Here’s how we handle the family finances in our home.

Photo by Teng Tan
Our Basic Structure
• We keep track of all our spending with a monthly zero-based budget. I’ll explain the basics of this type of budget tomorrow, so be looking for it!
• Together, my husband and I decided that I would be the one [...]

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