2021 was a weird year. I didn’t hit all of my goals, but all-in-all, there were some exciting moments. Here’s how it all broke down.
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November’s Grocery Challenge Update!
Alright, here it is! Our slightly late – but still here – update on our food spending for November.
3 Things Budgeting Taught Me About Time Management
When I started budgeting, I also started learning a new way to think about time management. Here are three lessons I learned.
Operation: Get a Grip on My 2021 Grocery Bill
By the end of September, we had already spent $1,400 more on groceries in 2021 than we had in the whole of 2019…and we still have 3 months to go in the year.
What Is a Dividend? How Cash Dividends Work and What to Expect.
Cash dividends are the most common type of dividends. Here’s how often you’ll get them, which companies send them, and everything else you need to know.
How “Staff Meetings” With My Wife Helped Us Find More Balance
If we couldn’t take anything off our plate anytime soon, we needed to change the way we were approaching the plate so that we could tackle it more as a team.
The Surprising Benefits of Biweekly Mortgage Payments
Switching to biweekly mortgage payments can help you avoid thousands of dollars in interest and pay off your mortgage years early.
My 2020 Budget Recap
With 2020 being such a strange year it was interesting to see how this year’s budget didn’t just reflect me and my year personally, but also the collective experience that was 2020.
How I Graduated College With No Student Loans
One of the reasons I’ve been able to build a positive net worth quickly is because I graduated without student loans. Here’s how I did it.
Here’s How You Can Easily Save an Extra $30k for Retirement (for Real)
This isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme. It just comes down to math and figuring out what we really want.
Butch On a Budget 