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Saving Tips for Summer Part 2
Continuing on our Saving tips for Summer (and beyond) here are 5 more ways. #6: Earn money selling old clothes. While you’re cleaning...

Michele Jones
Apr 15, 20211 min read
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Savings Tips for Summer Part 1
Summertime is quickly approaching and I am already making plans for my family and for outings I am hoping to be able to do with them. As...

Michele Jones
Apr 12, 20212 min read
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Emotional Purchases
One of the signs of maturity (regardless of age) is being able to control your emotions. Controlling emotional spending is also a sign...

Michele Jones
Apr 8, 20212 min read
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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 25, 20212 min read
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How to Save Part 1
I was listening to the radio the other day and there was an ad for credit card consolidation. It explained that everyone has credit card...

Michele Jones
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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Tax Refund
In 2019 the IRS reported paying over $305 billion in tax refunds, with the average being $2500! So today we are going to look at some...

Michele Jones
Mar 18, 20211 min read
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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 15, 20212 min read
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Time Management Part 2
Continuing on our topic of Time Management...here are more tips for improving your life. #4: Schedule your priorities. Once you know...

Michele Jones
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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Time Management Part 1
I have always been good at managing my time and getting my work (whether for home or for the job) done in the time I had available. This...

Michele Jones
Mar 8, 20212 min read
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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
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Workaholic Part 2
So now that you or someone you love has confessed they may be a workaholic, how do you overcome it...and still keep your job. While this...

Michele Jones
Feb 25, 20212 min read
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Workaholic Part 1
For many in 2020 being employed and keeping the job was not as easy as it had been in previous years. Many people that were not...

Michele Jones
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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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
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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
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Recession after Covid?
When the economy took a hit in 2008, it impacted me and Nathan in a very negative way. We were living paycheck to paycheck, with no...

Michele Jones
Feb 11, 20212 min read
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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
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Stay in Debt Part 2
Debt is dumb! So why are so many people stuck in debt? Because they don’t see a way out. Continuing on Monday’s article of 12 reasons...

Michele Jones
Feb 4, 20212 min read
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Stay in Debt Part 1
Debt may seem like it’s normal and will always be a part of your life, but it isn’t and it doesn’t. As Dave Ramsey says, “Debt robs your...

Michele Jones
Feb 1, 20212 min read
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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
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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
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