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How to Pay Yourself First Without Going Broke
At this point in your financial life, you may have heard the advice to “pay yourself first”. As much as this is good advice to give, very few people actually follow it, and there are two big reasons why. Here we address steps you can take to pay yourself first without going broke.
The Surprising Cost of Lunch
Depending on your situation, you may be scraping by on raman everyday or you may have an opportunity to take yourself out for a decent lunch during the workday.Lunch is an opportunity to save money. Let’s look at just what that workday lunch might be costing you and how you can curb your lunch spending.
Fighting The Impulse to Keep Up With the Joneses
"Keeping up with the Joneses" can be an expensive and never-ending pursuit, so how do you fight this impulse to allow yourself to spend money on the things that will make you happiest instead of just competing with your friends and neighbors?
Do You Really Need a Budget?
I’ve seen a string of articles recently that have gone against the traditional wisdom that a budget is an instrumental part of any financial planning. In part, even my budget-loving self has to admit that there is some truth to this. Not everyone NEEDS a budget, but everyone can benefit from a budget. So what should you really be getting out of your budget?