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Tips to Saving Money Part 3
You will find saving money easier when you have financial goals that you are working towards with the money you save. Whether it is a...

Michele Jones
May 10, 20212 min read


How to Save Part 2
Continuing on the topic of saving money...here are my last 5 favorite tips. #6: Ask about discounts (and pay in cash). You never know...

Michele Jones
Mar 24, 20212 min read


What is a Budget?
One of my (almost) 4 year olds favorite things to watch is a short from Toy Story 4 called “Forky asks a Question”. It is where Forky...

Michele Jones
Mar 1, 20212 min read


Money Tendencies Part 2
Continuing to talk about money tendencies, remember...everyone is wired differently. None of these are negative, it is just being aware...

Michele Jones
Feb 18, 20212 min read


Running out of Money
Do you have more month than money? 78% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck right now! It will never matter how big your...

Michele Jones
Feb 8, 20211 min read


Financial Health
In a 2019 study on Financial Health, less than one in three Americans were considered “financially healthy”. And that is prior to 2021! ...

Michele Jones
Jan 28, 20212 min read


Budget Fresh Start
As January is almost over, I’m sure many of you have already forgotten what your New Year’s resolution was for 2021. Or perhaps, like...

Michele Jones
Jan 25, 20212 min read


Holiday Stress Part 2
In a survey conducted a few years ago, 62% of people said their stress level increases during the holiday season. And that was before...

Michele Jones
Dec 10, 20202 min read


Life Insurance
As Benjamin Franklin famously said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. So today we are going to...

Michele Jones
Nov 2, 20202 min read


Dealing with Financial Stress
Financial Stress is worry, fear and/or anxiety about your finances. I remember being here before we got our finances on track with a...

Michele Jones
Oct 25, 20202 min read


Spending Habits Part 2
Breaking Habits can be very hard, especially during times of stress when those habits can make us feel good in the short run. This is...

Michele Jones
Oct 21, 20202 min read


Changing Spending Habits Part 1
I remember growing up and watching my dad pay the bills each month, he had a notebook that was labeled “Bill’s bills” (his name is...

Michele Jones
Oct 18, 20202 min read


Finances after Covid Part 2
Finishing off the topic of finances after covid, here are my final tips: #4: Make a plan for items that were put off. Mine and Nathan’s...

Michele Jones
Oct 14, 20201 min read


Finances After Covid Part 1
In 2008 when the Great Recession began, Nathan and I were completely unprepared financially for any of what was to come. However,...

Michele Jones
Oct 11, 20202 min read


Why Create a Budget
When Nathan and I were first married I was the one who figured out our finances. At the time we were both in Grad School, so there was...

Michele Jones
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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