(IMAGE SOURCE) Whether we like it or not, it’s tax time. You might be like me – the person who has everything prepped and ready as soon as the year ends, or you’re scrambling on April 14th to cram them in before midnight. More than likely, you fall somewhere in between. 🙂 Or you might … More Getting a tax refund? What’s YOUR plan?
(Photo Credit: The Public Domain Digital Collection of the New York Public Library) I call myself a professional aunt. As someone who loves the children that belong to other people, I’m more than ok with spoiling my nephew on any and all occasions. Gifts? Of course! Ice cream dates? Often! Things he needs? Whenever I … More In debt and owning a 529 plan
Here we are at the top of the year! That means it’s time to recap my 2015! I set some very lofty goals, I met exactly HALF of my goals – so 5 of 10! Read on for the details! Add $500 to my ‘slush fund’ savings account. – This was definitely a no. I’m … More The 2015 Goal Wrap-up!
Welcome to Financially Savvy Saturdays, the savviest personal finance blog hop on the planet, created specifically for personal finance writers! We welcome all things money here. Whether you’ve written anything from how you’ve started a new hobby on a budget through to how you’re dealing with finances in a divorce, you’re invited to link-up. If … More Financially Savvy Saturdays #115
How in the heck did we get to the last part of October?! I know I always go on and on about how quickly time passes, but jeez! I swear that once I graduated from college, the speed of passing time picked up 1000%. Anyways, here are the goals I laid out for 2015: Add … More Last Quarter Goal Update!
It is no secret that the financial crunch of the last decade has hit seniors, particularly retirees, quite hard. We won’t belabour the details such as fixed pensions, inflation, and the like, as they have been discussed ad nauseum in myriad other forums. Rather, we will endeavour to find a few creative means by which … More Creative Ways for Seniors to Economise
One of the problems with being in debt is that when you’re trying to live frugally you’re all the more tempted to make the silly purchases you don’t need. One of the best ways to avoid these frivolous purchases and make ends meet is by setting yourself an annual budget and making sure to stick … More Setting up an Annual Personal Budget and How to keep to it
I can’t even believe that it is July! 2015 is almost over! So much has happened in these few short months! So much has happened that I can’t even begin to share it all with you! I’ve had some great successes (some of which I am about to highlight here) and some failures, but I’m … More 2015 Money Goals — Mid-year update!
Welcome to Financially Savvy Saturdays, the savviest personal finance blog hop on the planet, created specifically for personal finance writers! We welcome all things money here. Whether you’ve written anything from how you’ve paid off your debt to how you save money on summer fashion accessories, you’re invited to link-up. If it ties into personal … More Financially Savvy Saturdays #97
I thought I would try out something new here on the blog! I’m all about being frugal (ok, borderline cheap) as we know, but I’ve been wondering how I could share some of my frugal finds here on my blog! Why I didn’t think of this idea sooner, I have no idea. I love great … More FRUGAL BEAUTY FIND: Garnier Clean – Shine Control Cleansing Gel
One more BROKE TWENTY-SOMETHING 