Mother’s Day will be here before you know it. If you’re like most people, you probably wait until the last minute trying to figure out what to get. The good news is you don’t need to stress; there are plenty of great gift options out there, whether you’re trying to keep it simple or…

When I was younger, I had a simple budgeting strategy for making decisions. I called it my trifecta theory.  If something checked three boxes… Financially smart, Personally beneficial, and Efficient …I was in. If it only checked two? Still good. That was a “duofecta.” At the time, I didn’t think of it as one of my budgeting strategies—but that’s exactly what it was. However, I found it doesn’t work the same now as it did […]

Today we’re going to continue sharing thoughts from the book How to Retire by Christine Benz. It’s a great book and I highly recommend it. And as with the last article, I’ll be giving away a copy of the book at the end of this post. We’ve already covered this book once in the post titled How to Retire. You may want to check that out if you missed it since this post builds on […]

If someone sounds certain about your finances without knowing your situation, that’s your first red flag.

DW was chatting about the possible SpaceX IPO, having just seen a youTube video about it. I commented that IPOs are generally overpriced and have often not a great investment historically, but that although SpaceX isn’t yet listed, you can get some exposure via some listed investment companies that gained exposure to the private SpaceX shares issued during various rounds of capital raising, and

I think budgeting kinda has a reputation problem. Like if you mention the word “budget” to most people and you get a look like you just suggested they give up coffee, cancel their streaming services, and move into a van. It totally sounds like restriction. Like punishment. Like the financial version of eating those styrofoam plain rice cakes while staring at a wall. But it really doesn’t have to be. Budgeting doesn’t have to be […]

Don’t forget to make sure your budget is ready when the calendar changes to April! Here are some potential expenses you may need to include in your April budget. The post TIME TO GET YOUR APRIL BUDGET READY! appeared first on a life on a dime.

Stir crazy, yes. Emotionally drained, yes. Itching for something unknown, yes. And missing my kids, yes. Needing a break from the pressure, yes. All those and more are the reasons for this road trip. The Weekend with Princess Princess and I will be meeting up to attend a weekend Christian women’s conference. We planned this last fall. I was going to go whether she went or not. The cost was just over $500 for the conference and hotel for two of us. This has already been paid ($300 was covered by my Christmas/birthday money.) Princess paid for her own flight to and from. And I’m driving up. It’s a 10 hour drive for me, and I anticipate that will end up costing right at $70 in gas. I am going to take 3 days to drive up exploring some parks and trails along the way. Our breakfasts are included with our hotel, and I imagine we will eat out at some point both Friday and Saturday. Budgeted Money for the Weekend: $140 One more thing I forgot, Addie (my dog) is joining me on this trip. She will be boarded while we are at this conference. I used Rover ( Vegas. Time = 1 week   The post Texas to Missouri to Vegas – The Plan appeared