Mindset – Butch On a Budget

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.

This Is Your Real Hourly Wage and Why You Should Care About It

Butch on a Budget - What's Your Real Hourly Wage?

We work to earn money, but in the process, we end up losing money, too.

Buy the Fancy Chocolate, Not the Fancy Car

My philosophy on saving money isn’t one of “making cuts” but of “making choices” and aligning your spending with your priorities.

The Power of Insourcing – Another Way to Pay Yourself First

When you hear the terms “insourcing” and “outsourcing”, you probably think of businesses, but it’s a framework we can also apply to our individual lives and households as well.

The Thing That Matters More Than Money When It Comes to Doing What You Want

Picture of a sunset during my busy season at work - butch on a budget

Each year, whenever my wife or I hit a busy period of work, I’m reminded of an important lesson I learned shortly after we started gaining control of our finances.