Now is a perfect time to make a spring vegetable garden plan and sketch out ideas for your ideal plot, especially if you’re on a money diet. This time of year, I love to start thinking about seeds and plants and getting my hands in the dirt. Do you enjoy daydreaming about your future garden, … Read more
Cutting ancillary expenses is one of the most effective ways to improve your bottom line. The bills we pay month after month, year after year, can really add up. Companies love to commit us to long contracts and automatic monthly payments, so we need to be vigilant about evaluating our ongoing expenses. Keeping our monthly … Read more
Dear friends, We’re fifty percent in on the January Money Diet as of this weekend. Congratulations! For the next 16 days, we’ll stick together and encourage each other to finish the challenge STRONG. We can accomplish such good things with our money this month, if we all hang in there and persevere. Win a Starbucks … Read more
Save money and help the planet with these easy ways to reduce waste. Many of us can significantly reduce our monthly expenses without sacrificing one thing. The key is to become more efficient about the way we use our resources and waste less. When we’re good stewards of what we have, we enjoy the same … Read more
These tips for how to earn extra money from home can really jump-start your finances this year. When I was a magazine publishing executive managing a multi-million dollar budget, I learned a simple truth: If you want more money on the bottom line, it’s usually easier to get there by earning more revenue than cutting … Read more
Perhaps you’ve heard the quote, “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without!†This old-fashioned axiom represents an excellent way to save money, help the planet and keep items out of landfills. The poster below was printed when Americans were united in supporting the Allied troops in the goal of winning … Read more
If you’ve ever wondered “How do you calculate your net worth?” we’re here to help. Completing this simple exercise is one of the most important things you can do to really improve your financial bottom line. Our family’s finances didn’t really start moving in the right direction until I began calculating our Net Worth each … Read more
If you’ve ever thought, “I can’t stop procrastinating,” you’re not alone. We all seem to have those stalled projects we never quite get around to completing. Sometimes we just need a little encouragement. What unfinished task could you wrap up this month? Perhaps it’s the second coat of paint on the baseboard trim, or the … Read more
Figuring out how to save energy at home is a wonderful way to save money and take care of the planet. Today we’re going to explore ways to save by lowering our home energy bills. We’ll enjoy the financial rewards of s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g our money, and we’ll have the added environmental benefit of reducing our own … Read more
If one of your financial goals is to crush debt this year, you’re not alone. The average American currently has about $23,325 in personal debt, not including home mortgages, according to a recent study by Northwestern Mutual. How will we ever accomplish the important things we want to do with our money, when we’re stuck paying for stuff … Read more