We all waste money. Sometimes it’s on that fancy new trinket that we just had to have, and other times its on things that we think are reasonable. As you know, I’m not in the never enjoy anything ever crowd, so you won’t see me saying that you’re wasting money on lattes and a dinner …
It’s January, 2020, the start of a new year and a new decade. It also means that I completed the No-Spend Year Challenge that I started for myself at the beginning of 2019. Looking back, I realize how naive and idealistic is was to say I wasn’t going to spend any money frivolously for an …
December is finally over, and I’m happy to say I’ve finally made it through this no spend year challenge. I can’t believe it’s been a year! So, how did we fair during the final month of the challenge? No Spend December I’m not going to lie, by the time December rolled around I was pretty …
Life is freaking expensive. We did a ton of research, and as it turns out, it costs about $45000 per year on average. That figure doesn’t even include taxes, healthcare, or childcare! But remember, that’s just the average. There are ways to save money on living expenses to cut that down. How to Save …
We killed it during our No Spend November! Although I did spend a decent amount of money on a birthday present to myself, it was planned for way back in January when I decided to do a no spend year, so that doesn’t count against the no spend month. Here’s how we did during our …
I have good news! We did way better during our no spend October than we did in September! But, to be fair, we spent loads of money in September, so that isn’t a great comparison. Improving slightly is better than not improving at all though, right? Read on to see if we met our no …
If you’ve been following along with me on my no spend year adventure, you’ve probably noticed a trend. Almost every month, I talk about how my no spend endeavor was such a fail, but then come around to realizing that it wasn’t that bad. Well my No Spend September doesn’t follow that pattern. There is …
It seems like every expert has a different opinion of whether you should save or invest your money, and how much you should have saved before you start investing. It’s an important question, but it isn’t that simple. Should I Save or Invest The problem with the expert’s advice is that it isn’t nuanced. They …
What Does Hemorrhaging Money Mean? Does it feel like you’ve been hemorrhaging money? Whether it be surprise bills, special events, or just rampant stress-shopping, sometimes our spending gets out of hand. Here’s how to regain control. How To Stop Hemorrhaging Money In a perfect world, you’d stop the bleeding with an emergency fund and a …
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Here’s to another no spend month challenge fail! I struggled with even writing this post because of how bad it was, but I promised that I’d attempt a no spend year, and that I’d document the journey, even when it’s an utter failure. With that being said, check out how my no spend August turned …
