budgeting

Aug 11, 20141 min read

Don’t Save 10% Of Income, Spend (Just) 50% Of Every Raise And Systematically Save More Tomorrow!

For those of you who find it tough to save more, this is a different (and great) approach from fellow financial planner Michael Kitces. ...

May 4, 20132 min read

Your budget isn’t working. Here’s why.

If you are having trouble with managing your budget, read this. Steve ============================= Before my husband and I got our...

Aug 16, 20121 min read

Emotion: Where Budgeting Misses the Point | Breakthrough Personal Financial Trainers

A lot of people are under the impression that having a budget, or being able to create a budget, is all they need in order to get ahead...

Jul 10, 20121 min read

Poor Spending Habits That Waste Your Money

Be frugal. Live on less than you make. Save for the future. It’s my message, and I’m sticking to it. Just in case you’re getting tired of...

Apr 5, 20121 min read

Top Ten Financial Tips: Keys to Financial Success

This article by Deborah Fowles has some great fundamental truths in it. Remember, you can’t be financially successful unless you are...

Feb 7, 20110 min read

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Jan 3, 20112 min read

Sustainable Money – Tara Siegel Bernard on Why Budgets Don’t Work – NYTimes.com

Budgeting is a challenge for most people. I thought this article had some interesting ideas on controlling your cash flow. Steve...

Apr 1, 20092 min read

#4 – Secrets to Personal Financial Success: Know Where Your Money Goes

One of the biggest problems I run into is that people are spending more money than they make. And – they have no idea where that money...

Mar 31, 20092 min read

#3 – Secrets to Personal Financial Success: Live Well Within Your Income (save 10%)

Another way of saying this is to Spend Less Than You Earn. If you follow this rule – you will automatically be doing a lot of things...