Frugality, Home Maintenance, Tips

Save Money On Lawn Care

When I was a kid, I never thought I would type the following sentence: I really enjoy yard work. Seriously.  I look forward to mowing the lawn, planting plants, raking leaves, and just spending time around the house, sprucing things up. I also like sharing money saving tips, and here are a few of mine, for saving money on lawn…

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Budget, Money Management

I Spend One Day Managing Finances And Then Enjoy The Month

My current system for managing our household finances is super-simple.  Here’s the entire process: Monthly Review On the last day of each month, I review that month’s budget, income, and expenses.  I make a note of any budget overages or shortfalls  I also balance our checkbook. Budget Creation After reviewing our budget, I create a zero-based budget for the upcoming…

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Debt Reduction, Noted

Debt Reduction Success Stories

Debt Reduction Success Stories: I recently asked my twitter.com/NCN followers to share their debt reduction success stories.  Here are some of my favorites: @Elle_CM has a great article about How To Pay Off Car Loan over at CoupleMoney. @FCN from Five Cent Nickel did an awesome thing and paid off his mortgage – in less than 10 years!  That’s pretty…

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