Budgeting Basics
What Being a True Football Fan Actually Costs a Household
A client came to me confused about why her household budget never balanced despite a solid income, and it took three sessions...
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Every guide we have published, newest first. Budgets that survived contact with a real paycheck, and the occasional argument with advice that skips the math.
Budgeting Basics
A client came to me confused about why her household budget never balanced despite a solid income, and it took three sessions...
Saving & Banking
A reader wrote in last year asking how to save for a steel workshop building without derailing the rest of her budget, and her...
Taxes Simplified
A new job offer says 65,000 dollars. The first paycheck says something closer to 45 percent less than a simple division by 26...
Credit & Debt
Every rule I have ever given someone about personal debt, pay down the highest interest rate first, keep utilization low, avoid...
Saving & Banking
A driveway upgrade sits in an awkward spot financially.
Budgeting Basics
Almost every hobby seller I have talked to about pricing gives the same answer when asked how they set it: they covered the...