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6 Cash Categories to Start Your Cash Envelope System

A cash envelope budget is a simple system of designating a part of your family’s spending as cash only. When getting started it can be confusing to figure out which cash envelope system categories to set. 

In today’s post I am going to walk you through the 6 categories you need to get started and show you how to figure out how much cash goes into each one. Everything customized to your family’s finances and unique goals. 

 

When figuring out how to start a cash envelope system you need these 6 cash envelope categories to get started. These will help you figure out how to use the cash envelope system and get started right away. Continue Reading →

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Our 2020 Financial Goals

Today we are sharing our 2020 financial goals! We like to set goals each year so that we can make a plan from those goals, and achieve them! It’s so important to base your plans and budget off of your goals to keep you motivated. 

If you’re not working towards a goal, it’s really easy to get off track. Plus, it’s fun to DREAM and watch those dreams come true, am I right? 

 

Today we are sharing our 2020 financial goals for our family of five. We had a great 2019, but we definitely have areas we could improve and some fresh new goals for the new year! Continue Reading →

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How to Shop for a Debt Free Christmas

This post on helping you have a debt free Christmas is sponsored by Ibotta. Thank you for using my links at no additional cost to you and for supporting Pennies Into Pearls. 

Are you tired of starting the new year with a pile of debt leftover after your Christmas shopping spree? Let’s change that! Think of how it’s going to feel when the bliss that comes with a debt free Christmas sets in!

Want to know how to have a debt free Christmas? Here are 5 tips for a debt free Christmas that will help stretch your Christmas budget and make sure that you have a cash Christmas and avoid the credit card hangover. #IbottaPartner #sponsored Continue Reading →

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Living Debt Free in a High Cost of Living Area

We live in one of the most expensive cities in the United States. Home prices continue to increase faster than most other major cities, but the high expenses don’t stop there. Utilities, transportation, food, healthcare, and taxes all on average are higher in this beautiful city. This post contains 5 ways to live debt free in a high cost of living city. 

Despite those odds stacked against our wallet, there are a lot of opportunities to save money and grow our side incomes while living in a high cost of living area. 

 

When living in a city with a high cost of living, it’s especially a huge help to know ways to save money. These 5 tips to save money when living in a high cost of living area will help you stretch your money. Continue Reading →

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What to do When You Are Behind on Bills

How can you start taking control of your finances if you are behind on bills? Where do you start? 

If this is you, I’m betting that you are feeling completely hopeless and don’t realize what an amazing future you can actually have for your family!

The process of getting on top of your bills is actually not that complicated at all. Today I am going to show you step by step what you need to do to take control and get on top of your bills.

Doing this is going to open your eyes to your potential for reaching some seriously amazing goals for your family!

This is what to do when you are behind on bills and how to never let it happen again. Here are 8 steps to take when you are behind on bills to help you get things under control quickly. Continue Reading →

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30 Day Family Finance Rescue OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!

Do You Have an Inheritance?

Nah. I don’t either…

Some people might “get lucky” or be blessed with an insanely wealthy inheritance. As for the remainder of us average Janes, it is vital that we get this finance thing figured out. Our family’s future literally depends on it!

Tough love alert!

Once you allow yourself to get over the pity party and perform a self-diagnosis of what negative money mentalities are holding you back, that is the moment you direct your family on to the course working towards an insanely exciting future.

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