Fun Summer Activities If summer means having more time on your hands and less money in your wallet, you may be looking for cheaper ideas to keep busy. Let's face it, most of us can't afford to go on vacation for the entire summer, so coming up with a variety of activity ideas can help calm the anxiety and help you to really enjoy the time. Think cheap summer activities for continue reading...
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT
When trying to find a sense of financial empowerment, you have to start from the bottom up.
Learning what finances are important, how to balance your money, how to budget, how to spend money well, how to communicate with your spouse about money, what to teach your children about money and so much more is what will help you develop a healthy relationship with your finances.
Money doesn't have to be difficult and it doesn't require advanced math. Anyone can feel in control of their money if you learn the right tools.
When you feel healthy, you feel empowered. These tips will answer your money questions and help you on the road to define financial empowerment for yourself.
Here are some excellent financial articles to get you started:
Cheap Meals For Summer Entertaining
Cheap Meals For Summer Entertaining Having people over for dinner is an easy way to entertain. Unfortunately, it can also be expensive. The good news is that there are so many cheap meal ideas for summer entertaining! Whether it is grilled pizza or chicken pasta salad, you can create meals everyone will love without breaking the bank. Here are some ideas to get you continue reading...
32 Random Acts Of Kindness Ideas That Won’t Break The Budget
If you are searching for random acts of kindness that don't cost money or kindness ideas that cost very little, this list of ideas is what you need! Random Acts of Kindness Ideas Whether it is holiday season or any other time of the year, a random act of kindness is helpful for everyone. Other people benefit from your gesture and you get to have the warm fuzzies from the continue reading...
5 Common Missteps People Make At Their First Job (And How To Avoid Them)
Common Job Mistakes Whenever you enter a new situation, you might feel that there’s a well of unspoken knowledge everyone else seems to know. Especially at your first real job, it may seem like everyone but you knows how things function at the company. And to some degree, this is true; each workplace has a microculture that goes beyond the basic dress code continue reading...
Ten Household Hacks To Repurpose Things You Already Own
Ten Household Hacks To Repurpose Things You Already Own When it comes right down to it, we all want to save money. There aren't many people in this world who are given the choice between the same item selling for $10 and $20 at two different stores and opt for the $20 item. That said, when it comes to saving money, sometimes it isn't about finding the best savings. It is continue reading...
9 Tips For Reducing Your Grocery Bill
How Do I Reduce My Grocery Bill? Just like so many of us, I know you're asking, "How do I lower my bills?" Saving money at the grocery store checkout is important to all of us, but knowing how to shop smart will help you to save even more. If you follow these tips, you'll likely be close to cutting your grocery bill in half. It is all about being smart and knowing the continue reading...
7 Ways To Pull Meals Together When You Have No Income
Broke Meal Plans If you've recently found yourself without a job and where your resources are severely limited, you're probably worried about what to do as far as feeding the family. Take a deep breath and relax for a minute. There are ways that you can pull meals together even when you don’t have an income. Here are some tips to help you eat better and reduce at least one continue reading...
New Year Financial Challenge – Save $2020 In 2020 (With Free Printable Tracking Chart)
It is 2020! Are you excited or exhausted? Probably a little of both? At this time of year, the holiday shopping is done, the food preparations are over, cleaning the house can take a break (okay, not really, but let's pretend) and your bank account is spent (see what I did there??). So, I have a New Year's financial challenge for you to get the year started on the right continue reading...
Tips For Helping Someone Else Financially (When You’re On A Tight Budget)
Tips For Helping Someone Else It can be really tough - watching those around you struggle financially. In this age of natural and unnatural disasters, it is an issue that will likely exist indefinitely. In addition to this, most of us have people in our lives who we love, but who maybe don't make the best financial decisions. While most of us can absolutely relate to continue reading...
Is Amazon Prime Really Worth It?
Is Amazon Prime Really Worth It? If you are an Amazon shopper, you know all about the debate between whether Amazon Prime is really worth it. After all, it costs $119 to join. I have had Amazon Prime for approximately 17 years, so I can tell you and answer your questions from first-hand experience. Amazon offers many perks with Prime, so let's go through them one by one: FREE continue reading...