July 2019: Overview & First Paycheck
I am by no means a master of budgeting. I am sharing my journey with you as I get my life together. Looking around the internet, it is easy to find people on a who have already started their journey,…
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June 2019 Budget
I decided to try something new this month and use Dave Ramsey’s monthly cash flow worksheet to help me more clearly see where my expenses lie. As you see, I write out my bills and expenses every month, but I’m…
May Budget & How Do I Get Started?
Are you ready to start working on your finances, but have no idea how to get started? Keep reading. The first step in the process of improving your financial health and beginning your financial journey to improve your finances is…
April Budget & $65,693.68
As of April 9, 2019, I have 22 distinct pieces of my debt that need to be paid down. Excluding my two highest student loans (because that’s a whole other beast and there’s really no need to focus on that…
Sinking Funds
What are they? How do they work? How do I start? You may have a lot of questions, or feel it is another complex budget topic, but I promise it is not complicated in the least. In fact, you are…
Hello 2019!!!
A new year, a new thing, new experiences, yada, yada, yada. Budgeting and/or getting your finances in order may be one of your New Years’ resolutions, and if it is, welcome. I’m continuing, but I do want to be more…
Say Goodbye to 2018!
Better late than never, right? I’ll spare you the details, but here is a quick post to see how I closed out 2018. First, how did the December 15 paycheck turn out? We already knew I had a zero-based budget…
Paycheck Budget: December #2
I’ve mentioned this before, but it bears repeating now: at this stage in my financial journey, I am not prepared to hibernate and eat grass and leaves in order to help meet my financial goals and pay down some of…