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January 2015

  • Happy Second Birthday + a Giveaway!


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    Today little miss Sally is two! Because she’s such a big girl, I think I’ve been thinking of her as a two-year-old for months now, but today is the day! We’ve been training her for a few weeks so that now when we ask her age she says, “I two!” I…

  • See how we categorize our budget and give every dollar a name.

    Our Monthly Budget: January 2015


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    Okay, 2015 can officially start… NOW. We’ve got a budget in place so we’re ready, only 5 days late or so. To be fair, we technically got our budget all squared away on January 2nd. But writing about it today makes it feel so much more legit. Our January budget is by…

  • Financial Outlook 2015

    Our 2015 Financial Outlook


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    We just wrapped up a marathon 2015 budgeting session tonight — it was glorious. And by glorious I mean it was lots of “You seriously think we’ll be able to get by on [X category] with [X amount]? That’s just dumb.” Three hours of that. We’ll share the juicy budget details…

  • Best Budgeting Apps of 2015


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    UPDATE: Check out our latest app recommendations in our new Best Budgeting & Saving Apps of 2016! Happy New Year! The time has come for a clean slate, a year to top all other years in greatness. And that includes finances. Whether you’ve resolved to save more, get out of debt,…