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Joanna

  • Sock Away College Savings with Upromise


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    Just a heads up, this post is sponsored by the fine folks at Upromise. This should go without saying, but all opinions are our own and came straight from our own noggins. On most families’ list of obligatory “financial to-dos” is saving for college. We’re part of that group, and…

  • 3 Foolproof Tips for Staying on Budget

    Three Foolproof Tips for Staying on Budget


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    Budgeting is simple, easy, basic, and basically a cinch. All you do is track your spending and spend within a set of pre-determined parameters set up by YOU. Easy peasy. Okay, okay… so not so much. From the outside, budgeting seems like the easiest, most simple thing in the world.…

  • What Happened When We Didn't Budget

    What Happened When We Didn’t Keep a Budget


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    Without meaning to, Johnny and I performed a bit of a financial experiment on ourselves in December and January. FYI, “experiment” is a cool way of saying “slacked off,” but regardless, we thought the results were worth sharing. We’ve been sorta consumed by our side project-turned-business which has been great and…

  • 2016 Budget Changes

    How Our Budget Will Change in 2016


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    We’re 28 days into 2016, and it’s been a bit of a whirlwind in the OFB household. Our side business has taken us by surprise and is becoming more of a front-and-center business. It’s exciting, busy, and new. I feel like we learn something new each day. One aspect of…