Food is the average families third largest expense, behind housing and transportation. Given how big of an expense it is, and how easily we can control this expense I have decided to dedicate more time discussing our food budget.
We all know we should cook more meals at home. We acknowledge it would be better for our health and better for our finances if we cooked more of our meals at home, but we don’t. We are only human, so as much as we declare our intention to cook more and eat out less, we rarely follow through.
Impulse spending can be a very expensive problem, but it’s also become the norm for many consumers. You can either constantly tell yourself you need to think before you spend, or you can put these things in place to force your hand just a little bit. Make Spending Inconvenient Track the way you spend for […]
One of my favorite parts of gift-giving is shopping for the perfect item, so avoiding the stores this time of year is not an option for me. However, since I rarely shop for leisure, I also find that I can easily go crazy on stuff for myself, so I’m always looking for ways to keep […]