Budgeting Tips for Single Parents
It’s the first of the month, the rent is due, the car payment is looming — and your son or...
7 Ways to Curb Your Spending
If you find that what you spend each month exceeds your household income, it's definitely time to sit down, analyze...
How to Stay Debt-Free
Stick to Your Budget Once you’ve gotten out of debt, it may be tempting to start splurging. However, that could...
How to Financially Plan for Relocating
Americans relocate for many reasons, such as work or family obligations. The U.S. Census says that in 2012 alone, 16.9...
Cash Budgets & Long-Term Financial Planning
Your financial plans have to consider both the future and the present. For the present, you need enough cash available...
Essential Questions to Ask Before Creating a Budget
You can't create a budget if you don't know how much money is coming in and going out. Eric Roberge,...
Budgeting 101: How to Pay Off Old Debt
Whatever the source of your old debt -- old student loans, past due credit cards or something else -- it...
How to Budget for a Large Event
Whether it's a wedding, a family reunion or your church's Easter festival, big events cost money. You don't want to...
5 Common Budgeting Mistakes to Avoid
Budget Accurate budgeting starts by identifying every category of expense, no matter how small the annual expenditure on the item...
How to Establish a Realistic Budget
Include All Expenses Your budget should account for all the money that you spend, not just the big categories or...
5 Reasons Bill Paying Software Helps Your Budget
Utility bills, cell phone bills, medical bills, credit card bills -- the bills just keep on coming, and getting them...
Financial Planning 101: Essential Tips for Beginners
Financial planning is unique to each person because everyone has different priorities in life. While some may gain enjoyment for...
Tips for Creating a Moving Budget
The much-dreaded moving day looms on your calendar. You know what it means: pulling together an entire household of stuff,...
Teaching Your Teen How to Budget
Whether you give your children an allowance, make them do chores for what they get, or have them earn their...
Small Ways to Save Big Money
Often, the biggest budget-busters aren’t things like your mortgage. They’re the smaller expenditures that add up at month’s end, and...
Reasons to Keep a Rainy Day Fund
As much as we may try to predict the future, life always comes up with a way to throw us...
How to Save for Holiday Spending
Along with the joy of the holiday season come increases in spending. According to Danny Payne, a certified financial planner...
Financial Planning Tips All Travelers Should Consider
When you travel, you don’t want to be distracted by money problems. You definitely don’t want to miss a great...