Little Things To Avoid

Sometimes it seems like we’re being pretty responsible with our money (not buying fancy cars or TVs), yet the budget doesn’t always balance. Usually when that happens, it’s the little things that are making a difference (death by a thousand cuts). Here’s a few tips to avoid the common minor expenses that add up over time.

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Getting Your Baby Budget Ready

Guest Post by Jonathan Bernstein, founder of Wizbe.com

Having a baby is an exciting, magical time. It s also the beginning of a lot of changes to your budget diapers, doctors, buying clothes that last 5 weeks. Housing and child care costs are two budget items that usually change a lot when a baby arrives. Reviewing these in advance will give you time to figure out how to fit necessary changes into your budget.

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Thinking About the Per-Use Cost of Everything

You go to the grocery store and think “Ok, if I buy lunch meat and bread I’ll save on lunch this week, instead of going out”. But to really understand if that’s true, or to quantify exactly how much you’re saving, it’s best to break the purchase down into a per-use cost.

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The Cheaper Options

One of the first things most people do when they begin to look at their budget is ask “what can I cut?” or “how can I save money?”. With a little creativity, you’d be surprised how many free or cheap options are for the things most people spend money on.

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The Difference Between Being Frugal and Being Cheap

One of the hardest parts about living a frugal lifestyle is fending off the complaints of your spendthrift friends that you are a “cheapskate”. Since most people don’t live within their means, this peer pressure often makes us break our budget. But there is a difference between frugality and cheapness, and I don’t advocate that anyone become a cheapskate.

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Saving Money on Groceries

Grocery Aisle

I find Groceries to be the biggest enigma in the American household. No one seems to know what an appropriate amount to spend should be, yet everything thinks they spend too much. Some people can get by on any food, while others find they need to maximize the nutritional value of what they get. Here’s some tips on how we save money.

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5 Tips for Buying a Car on a Budget

The biggest expense in most American’s lives is their car. And so I often hear people talking about this purchase, and it’s an interesting dilemma that both people making minimum wage and six-figure salaries share. The twist here is I would give the same advice to both!

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