Welcome to the Carnival Of Money Stories Labor Day Edition! I used to love Labor Day. My excitement would increase as I got closer to the three day weekend. I thought, “A Sunday night that I didn’t have to dread going into work the next day, yay!” Now, it’s completely different. I love working. My [...]
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Frugal Entertaining Without Breaking Your Budget
Posted by Jaime on August 27th, 2010
Image by clevercupcakes via Flickr Practicing sound financial habits does not have to be boring. It would be horrible for anyone to live a Scrooge-like existence everyday in order to save a few dollars here and there. Humans are gregarious creatures and need social interaction. This, however, does not mean that you have to break [...]
Gather Your Data: Debt and Net Worth Worksheets
Posted by Jaime on August 16th, 2010
So the last post in this series involved how to be honest. Being honest means facing up to the facts and accepting them for what they are. Here is your chance! This is the part that everyone hates. Who wants to know how much debt they are in? Who wants to know that they have [...]
July Income and Expenses Report
Posted by Jaime on August 4th, 2010
It’s already August, so it’s time for another income and expenses report. I love going back through the month to see how we did. At the end I’ll explain a little more about my lax method of budgeting and income and expenses. INCOME This is usually our best month of the year, and it looks [...]
You Are Not the Numbers
Posted by Jaime on August 2nd, 2010
Image by Stewf via Flickr Whether you like them or not, the numbers show reality. They exemplify what is important to you. You might say being home with your children is the most important thing to you, but unless you are spending money consciously then the numbers don’t lie. Why do people avoid numbers like [...]
How I Handle an Irregular Income
Posted by Jaime on July 20th, 2010
Image by sunciti_sundaram, VARIETY IN GALLERIES via Flickr This month will be a little different. I won’t actually be sharing our income and expenses for June. As noted in my post Stolen: $1084, my laptop was stolen. It had Quickbooks and all of my data. While I do have a lot of it backed up, [...]
I Found Money and Something Else..
Posted by Jaime on June 24th, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Have you ever felt this way? Money is tight. It feels like Murphy lives in your house, and the world is against you. That’s how I felt five years ago. We were moving from upstate New York to New Hampshire. We couldn’t buy a house in New Hampshire because I didn’t have [...]
What I Learned from the Prosperity Game
Posted by Jaime on June 15th, 2010
Image by dbz885 via Flickr I like to look at the way I think about money. I’ve learned, through the process of becoming debt free, that each dollar counts. I can make the choice of what I want to do with it, and those small decisions can change what I experience in life. Recently I’ve [...]
May Income and Expenses Report
Posted by Jaime on June 12th, 2010
Every month I still create a budget, even though I’ve been debt free for three years. I print it out and put it on the refrigerator. It’s a constant reminder to keep on top of my finances. My husband and I have a sporadic income since we are both self employed. Keeping track of our [...]
Interview by HereWeAreWithLuci.com
Posted by Jaime on June 12th, 2010
Image by visual.dichotomy via Flickr A few months ago Luci Weston from HereWeAreWithLuci.com contacted me and asked if I wanted to do an interview. Luci aims to make your life better, brighter and easier. Her favorite quote is: Your imagination is your preview to life’s coming attractions. ~ Albert Einstein It sounded like we would be a [...]
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