Learn to Master Your Money by Living Your Values
Join our family on a journey of experimentation and discovery as we forge our path from debt toward financial freedom.
Recent Blog Posts
Checking Accounts for Kids
As I mentioned in last week’s post, Little Go From Broke has had his own budget for over a year and it’s been working great.
Up until now though, I’ve still been responsible for the actual money.
Teach Your Kids to Budget
One of the best things we can do for our kids is to educate them early on about personal finance.
I don’t remember ever getting any sort of financial education or advice as a kid. In fact, I was only ever taught 2 things about money in school:
Debt Free Disney 2.0
About a year and a half ago we decided to challenge ourselves with Debt-Free Disney.
We slashed our spending and quickly built up our savings. I even started blogging as a way to keep me motivated and accountable.
We’re Debt Free!!
I’ve had debt as long as I can remember.
It wasn’t something I was ashamed of, or particularly worried about. Debt is the American way after all.
But last Spring I noticed it was down to around $3,000 and I finally felt that little spark of excitement at the prospect of being debt free.
Then August came.
How To Save When You Spend
One of the toughest parts of getting out of debt is finding extra ways to save when you’ve already cut your spending to the bare minimum.
It may seem like there’s no other option apart from exploring ways to earn more money, but there is something you can do.
You can save when you spend.
Top 5 Popular Money Myths
Our lives are dictated largely by habit and here-say.
We tend to make our decisions based either on our previous ones or based on the advice and anecdotes of others.
Despite the fact that we largely ignore financial education in the US, we’ve still been subject to the odd rule of thumb when it comes to handling money or making financial decisions.