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How To Set Your Christmas Budget

11.13.2009

Time is running short. You need to prepare now. I know it seems like Christmas is a long way away. But, it will not be long until Father Christmas is saddling up his reindeer. Today is the day to decide to make 2009 a debt free Christmas. In fact, you are more likely to get through Christmas without any new consumer debt if you set your Christmas budget now. So let’s get started!

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7 free printable budgeting worksheets

06.23.2009

Here are 7 different choices of free printable budgeting worksheets. Choose the worksheet that works best for you…

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Free budgeting form

04.08.2009

You can download the free budgeting form here…

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Having family budgeting troubles?

03.09.2009

I was just watching a Financial Peace DVD yesterday and Dave Ramsey had a really good tip for those having family budgeting troubles. As we all know, finances cause the majority of problems in marriage, and as someone said in the video, when a husband and wife are in agreement about money, everything else seems to fall in line.

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10 tips for surviving a layoff

02.09.2009

I was laid off last year. I honestly had it a lot better than some people I know. I got about 9 months advance notice and ended up getting about 5 months of severance. I am well aware that cases like mine are few and far between. That said, there are things you can do to help you survive a layoff, should it happen to you.

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The 10 most common new year’s resolutions – is yours on here?

12.26.2008

I did some researching to find out the 10 most common new year resolutions – these are them! I am not much of a supporter of new year resolutions, I don’t like waiting around for a specific date to make positive life changes. That said, I guess some people don’t really think about making positive life changes until the new year rolls around. Out of curiosity, I did a little digging to see what seemed to be the most common new year resolutions that people strive for. It probably isn’t much of a surprise that more than a few are financial goals…

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Kiplinger’s 6 best budgeting websites…

12.20.2008

These are the six best budgeting websites according to Kiplingers. If you need more, you can check out my 10 free budgeting spreadsheets or my 15 other free budgeting tools…

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Are you spending less on Christmas this year?

11.21.2008

Are you cutting your Christmas budget this year? I have been hearing, from various sources, that consumers are planning on spending a lot less this year on Christmas. It is understandable after the difficult year the economy has had. So, lets make this an informal poll and let me know if you plan on spending less this year.

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Quicken online is now free

10.14.2008

After writing about my favorite free budgeting software, I couldn’t include Quicken Online because they charged $3 a month. Starting today, they are doing away with the fees and making it a free service. I hadn’t yet tried them out, so I figured now was as good a time as any since they are free.

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10 free household budget spreadsheets

09.10.2008

Someone asked me to share my favorite free household or personal budgeting spreadsheets… Each one of these budgeting templates are free… If you use OpenOffice (basically a free version of Microsoft Office)…

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10 tips for a better budget

08.19.2008

Make a better budget! These are my ten tips to build and keep a better budget.

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Creating a balance sheet (Part 3)

07.31.2008

Getting out of debt part 3 -Create a balance sheet…Your Net Worth changes how you think about buying decisions:The second reason I prefer to use my Net Worth to track my progress is because I have found it helps change how I think about my buying decisions.

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Budgeting for giving

04.27.2008

We have the opportunity to give into God’s kingdom. We have the privilege of being able to give to help people. It really is a privilege and an opportunity. God doesn’t need us. He has an endless supply of finances – He can get the money where it needs to be. But He allows us the chance to be used by Him in the process, knowing that WE will benefit from being used.

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How to make a budget

04.21.2008

What is the best way to make a budget? This step by step guide will show you how to make your budget. The first thing that anyone who wants to make a budget must do is to compare their income versus their expenses. The good thing is that it is quite easy to do…

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