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Becoming a Daily Money Manager
Before I officially became a Financial Coach, I was working with a lovely older woman from church, helping her with her finances....

Michele Jones
May 5, 20232 min read


Meal Planning
Many years ago, when Nathan and I were first starting to budget and get our finances under control, I quickly realized that our groceries...

Michele Jones
Jun 24, 20213 min read


How to Buy a Used Car
A few years ago, Nathan and I purchased 2 used cars in one year. After driving my car for eleven years, it was time for an upgrade, like...

Michele Jones
May 20, 20212 min read


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


Tips to Saving Money Part 1
Nathan and I have been living on a budget for over 11 years now, but when Covid hit, we needed to re-evaluate our budget to make sure...

Michele Jones
May 3, 20212 min read


0% Financing
Today I’m going to share with you one (of the many) stupid financial decision that I’ve made in the past. So it was 2007 and Ben was a...

Michele Jones
Mar 14, 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 1
I was speaking with a friend a while ago and we were discussing personality types. There are a bunch of different tests to take to...

Michele Jones
Feb 15, 20212 min read


Online Shopping
One of the only good things to come out of our Covid Lockdown has been being able to order my groceries online and have them either...

Michele Jones
Nov 16, 20202 min read


Money & Marriage
When Nathan and I were engaged and went to premarital counseling, we realized we had very different ways of handling money. Throughout...

Michele Jones
Nov 5, 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 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


Saving for Christmas Part 1
I realize it’s not even October yet, but the Holidays will be upon us quickly. I am going to share over the next few posts, how to save...

Michele Jones
Sep 27, 20201 min read


Do you need a Credit Score?
Before Nathan and I purchased our home, we had no credit score, as we had no debt. We went to a car dealer to purchase a new car in cash....

Michele Jones
Sep 23, 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


Our Journey
After many years of struggling financially, Nathan and I found ourselves in severe financial trouble. We had short sold our condo and...

Michele Jones
Sep 6, 20201 min read
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