I provide personalized service that transforms clients' relationships with money and helps them practice financial management skills that they can use every day to build their best lives.
The Penny Post: What Budget is Right for Me?
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Where Penny-Smart Meets Life-Savvy
I provide personalized service that transforms clients' relationships with money and helps them practice financial management skills that they can use every day to build their best lives.
Hi Reader! It happened the other morning. I started my day the way I always do: get dressed, a little yoga, check the budget, make breakfast. But as I opened my daily phone game, my heart sank. My 280+ day streak was gone. A lonely zero stared back at me, forlorn and a little accusatory. I had forgotten to finish my game the day before. Just like that, my simple little habit was undone. Time to start over. Now, a game streak is hardly the end of the world. But it got me thinking about the...
Hi Reader! Summer is one of my favorite times of year. It’s a great time to get outside and have adventures. But summer can also be one of the sneakiest seasons for your budget. Camps, cookouts, road trips, and activities have a way of adding up fast, often before you realize you've overspent. The good news? Having fun this summer doesn't have to mean blowing your budget. A little planning goes a long way. Our state might be small, but it's packed with incredible free and low-cost adventures...
Hi Reader! We know that tracking spending and budgeting is the key to getting ahead, but budgeting everything you spend can feel like an endless task - expenses never seem to end! It's hard to stay motivated when every data point feels like a loss. What if you could reverse it? What if you tracked how much you didn't spend? Seeing the money you chose to keep, the amount you could have spent but didn't, or the number of times you skipped a purchase you usually make, creates a positive trend...