I wanted to officially announce the new e-workbook I have written to help you get organized! It’s called Organized in 20 Days, and is available for $6.50 (today is the last day of the sale, tomorrow the price will go back up to $7.45)
Inside you will find worksheets, checklists, and even a budgeting “workshop”. Each day is laid out… Read the rest
Budget and Finance
New Ebook – How to Get Organized in 20 Days!
The Checkbook Fail
I don’t know why all of my organizational fails lately have had to do with Doctors, but apparently I lose my mind when it comes to Doctors. My son turned 2 this week (YAY!) So he had a Doctors appointment for his well check and shots. I made the appointment with the doctor months ago. I looked at my calendar,… Read the rest
Shocking News: Ignoring Money Doesn’t Work!
Remember how I said I wasn’t feeling very authentic a while back? One of the reasons was our finances. They were a mess. I know how to budget, I know what needs to be done to live within a budget. The fact was that we just didn’t have enough money to cover our expenses. This really frustrated me, since I… Read the rest
Organize Your Finances
I recently purchased Quicken to help me with my new business finances. As I was digging into the program I realized a few things about budgets and how you manage them.
1. RECORD EVERYTHING – When you don’t record the purchases you make, your money can go into a vast dark hole of neverending torment. You run your little debit… Read the rest
Teaching Your Kids About Money
We’ve definitely played around with several different ways to teach our 4 year old the value of money and how to control her finances. Here are some of the things we’ve tried (that have been pretty successful) including the one we are doing now.
Behavior Based Earning – Every time we would go to the store, she would of course… Read the rest
The One Where The Kimmel’s Get A Costco Membership
In the 8 years my husband and I have been married we have never had a membership to a warehouse store. When it was just him and I we didn’t think it made much sense, and Maddie didn’t seem to add a ton to the needed amount of food equation. So recently I was at Costco with my Sister, because… Read the rest
In These Economic Times
My best friend Chris and her husband started a joke that my husband and I have continued cause it’s just so funny in so many situations. You know how all the commercials and everything you hear on TV lately says the phrase “in these economic times” or “because of the economy” Well we really apply it to even the most… Read the rest
Waiting For The Sale
Today I realized an added benefit to planning ahead and being prepared. It’s being able to take advantage of when the things that you need go on sale!
If I were to wait till the last minute to purchase everything I need for when the baby comes the expense would be outrageous! As it stands though, ever since I got… Read the rest
Keeping Track
While everyone is getting more and more concerned with money, we really need to be dilligent about what we are spending it on. So today I’m giving you homework. If you have a paper planner, just use that, if not go and purchase a teeny little notebook. For one week (or even a month would be better) write down EVERYTHING… Read the rest
The Sky Is Falling!
With the economic crisis going on, it is very easy to join the crowd in the chicken little mentality. Everyone is complaining that the sky is falling. I think (and I know that my good friend Dave Ramsey agrees) that everyone buying into this way of thinking is contributing to the crisis. If everyone would calm down a bit, step… Read the rest
