Even professional football players need to budget. There is no x-amount of dollars in income you can earn that will one day alleviate the task. The easy part is totaling how much money there is to spend. The inevitable question…
Category: My Personal Finances
What’s the Average Cost of a Camping Trip: Plus, Tips for Saving Money on Your Camping Trip
Bug spray, deodorant and coffee, these are my staples when it comes to staying the night in the great outdoors. Clearly I’m not much of a lumberjack-mountain man, but I’m cautiously optimistic about my camping trip this weekend. I think…
Successful Blog Contest by Design: Interview with Andrea of So Over Debt
This interview is part of a weekly series that publishes every Saturday. If you enjoy, please join us next week or check out past interviews. 50% of bloggers earn over $100 per year for their blogging efforts. That was the…
10 Ways Money Management Will Make Me Thousands this Year; Plus One for My Children
All good financial management starts with starts with setting goals. I have the education and experience to get control of my family’s finances. What I haven’t bothered to do in several years, is sit down and set goals to save/earn…
Should You Get the Health Care Plan with Co-Pays?
…No, probably no, but most will. With the arrival of our latest tax deduction, my wife and I needed to reconfigure our health insurance. I reviewed the plan comparison charts and was startled by two plans in particular. One plan…
How Much Does the Average Family Spend on Children?
My latest tax deduction (also known as a child for you amateur finance readers) uses diapers at an alarming rate and I’m wondering if it is going to greatly impact the family budget. I thought it would be a good…
The Best Websites to Find Online Coupons
I’m a man and I’m not afraid to admit that I like to find online coupons. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American household spends roughly 13% of their income on groceries; my family spends 16%. Cutting…
