When it comes to personal finance, creating a budget is possibly the most common advice that you’ll hear or read. While creating a budget is a great step towards getting control over your money, I’d argue that tracking your expenses is an equally important step. In this article, we’ll look at the different ways you…
In the fall of 2017, after reading the book The Hole in Our Gospel, I started volunteering at a local homeless shelter as a way to give back and help people in need within my own community. I had served meals at a different homeless shelter during my freshman year of college and it was a…
If you like saving money, I’m sure you love coupons. But if you haven’t been using coupons, it’s probably because you don’t want to spend hours finding coupons that will save you a few dollars. I have good news. There are a number of websites and apps that make it easy to save money with…
A home is a big part of life for most of us. Where we live impacts our lives every day, and most of us dream of living in a bigger, nicer home. Housing can also be a huge expense that takes up a large part of your budget. A few years ago, my wife and…
Everybody loves to get something valuable without paying anything for it. There are a lot of different ways to get free stuff, and many of them are things that you may not be aware of. I’ve spent a lot of time scouring the web for the best free offers, and this page is a collection…
Recently I published an article on the costs of owning a home. The purpose of that article was to shed a light on all of the costs (including some hidden costs) that come with being a homeowner, rather than to debate whether it’s better to buy or rent. In this article, I’d like to discuss…
You’ve probably heard many people say “renting is just throwing money away” and buying a home is the better financial decision. That may be the conventional wisdom, but does that mean that it’s true? The problem with really common advice is that we often assume it’s correct, or absolute, without taking the time or making…
If you want to be in control of your money and make the most of what you have, maintaining a monthly budget is critical. The idea of creating and living by a budget may seem intimidating if you haven’t done it before, but it really doesn’t have to be that complicated. I have an article,…
If you’re like me, you are always looking for ways to save money. When you can reduce an on-going monthly bill, even small changes can have a big impact over the course of a year and beyond. Over the past few years, one of my biggest savings wins for my wife and me was on…