Budget Planner: Fun, Practical Sheets to Get You to Save Money
They say “The best way to stick to your budget is to start one.” Well, we believe “The best way to stick to your budget is to start one...that looks fun and inviting." We’ve got a list of the best budget planners out there, from colorful free budget planner printables...
Bullet Journal Money & Expense Trackers: Creative Ways to Track Your Worth
Heard of bullet journaling? It’s where planning and drawing meet, producing the most gorgeous and inspirational planner pages that you’ll ever see. It’s the perfect way to incorporate personality into your finances so you can get a better hold of your money. Which is...
Debt Tracker: 7+ Worksheets to Get You Out of the Red
Black is always in style. Particularly when it comes to your finances, where it’s definitely preferable to being in the red. To help you visualize your progress of getting there, we’ve rounded up the best debt trackers we could find on the internet. And the best part...
Debt Avalanche: How-to + Free Calculator App & Worksheet Printable
17.68%. That is the average interest rate that Americans get slapped with on their credit card debt, according to CreditCards.com. Interest from any sort of debt is the quicksand of personal finance. The deeper you let yourself sink into it, the harder it is to get...
Debt Snowball Method: Solid Strategy to Pay Off Debt
Credit cards Student loans Mortgages Home equity lines of credit Medical bills Personal loans Tax liens These are just a few of the many types of debt that most people shoulder at some point or another. It’s pretty scary how easy it is to borrow money, and that debt...
How to Get Free Baby Stuff: 12 Strategies to Score Freebies
4 pacifiers 3 packs of diapers 2 packs of wipes a piggy bank 6 baby bottles a breast pump 6 cans of powder formula baby books a nursing cover a bunch of onesies That's just a fraction of the totally free baby stuff I’ve been able to score for our first son. This isn’t...
Saving for a Baby: 35 Tips All New Parents Need to Know
$9,400. That’s how much less I spent on my son’s first year expenses than the average U.S. family does. In my post about the costs of raising a baby, I talk about how American parents shell out on average $16,100 for their child’s expenses during the first year,...
Baby Checklist: EPIC List of Practical Baby Essentials
$6712.77. That’s the total money we spent on everything related to our son in his first year, which was almost $10,000 less than the estimated average that parents spend on their newborns. We were able to keep our first-year baby costs pretty low because we took steps...
Preparing for a Baby? How to Plan for a Baby Financially
$5,000. That’s our recommendation for how much money to save before baby arrives. Of course, everyone’s situation is different. But barring anything out of the ordinary like severe health complications during pregnancy or birth (knock on wood), that amount should...
Daycare Costs + Alternatives to Save Money on Childcare
$820.00 per month. That’s how much daycare costs at the center our son will attend when he turns 4. And that was the cheapest center we could find. It may seem like affordable daycare doesn’t exist, but by using these tips to lower your childcare expenses and opting...
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