Good morning fellow budgeters and non-budgeters! Been staring at my bookshelf lately and realized I have a few extra copies of some books that’s doing no good just sitting there collecting dust… So I’d like to give them to you this week if that’s okay? :) Each one comes from a personal blogging friend of mine (they are so smart!), and each one is quite different. Let me know which one most resonat

Good morning! And happy BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON for all those parents out there!! If you can believe it we’ve now got one in elementary school, one in middle school, and now one in high school Man I’m getting old… At any rate, who wants $1,000??? ;) It’s been a while since we shared this 401(k) contest , but old timers will remember that over a half dozen BudgetsAreSexy readers have won it in years

Morning friends! So this is more of a life hack than a money saving one (in fact, it’ll actually cost you more money, lol), but it’s been such a game changer for me that I had to share :) In a nutshell, I buy DOUBLE of the stuff I need or use everyday, and then scatter them all around the house to make everything more convenient! Example: every morning I wake up at 5am and either work out at the g

The Happy Cent A smile on the face of a penny Carried where it is easy to find Is my inspiration to remember To keep all my blessings in mind. The trials we encounter are many It is often quite easy to frown But a touch or a glimpse of my penny Helps me focus on the good that abounds. There’s no magic found in my penny Nor does it prevent or protect But the joy brought to mind when I see it Has a

Goooood morning friends! Got another book to pass around to ya if you’re in the mood for some good financial reading?! :) This one comes from long-time reader, and financial planner, Bill Hines, who’s always kind enough to give us free copies of his books as they come out. This latest one is an update to his original work by the same name, only pumped up a bit more and co-authored by a financial c

A friend of mine recently launched a quiz to determine which of the 5 money trees you are, and, so, of course I had to take it because IT’S A QUIZ ABOUT MONEY! Here it is if you’re too excited to read on –> thefivemoneytrees.com I asked her where this “tree” idea came from and here was her response: ******* “I realized that most budgeting advice focuses on numbers and systems, but people struggle

Good morning, internet friends!! Hope you had a good rest and are ready for some financial goodness! I don’t have any money to give away today sadly, but I do have the next best thing per Benjamin Franklin: a book! After all, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest!” I think he would be keen on this type of book too, considering how he was the O.G. of early retirement . “Retire By 30” H

Okay now this is genius, haha.. My boy Ethan (Digit / Hiro Finance*) is using AI to mimic Warren Buffett and making real life trades entirely run and researched by this RoboBuffett (okay except for the trades themselves, Ethan manually makes those) In the voice of RoboBuffett itself: “In 1956, Warren Buffett started his first investment partnership with $105,100 — $100 of his own money and the res

Morning!! Got a great guest post for ya today, coming from Rockstar Finanace alum, Steve Adcock :) Man I miss that site sometimes… And I just learned that Apex Money just recently said farewell as well So it’s ripe for another one to come into the space if anyone’s ever thought about making one! I’d be happy to brain dump on you if you are ;) Enjoy this article on Steve’s 6 financial rules he live

How do you like that confidence?! It’s true though – I am (thrilled to be on the) So Money podcast again! And I was a little nervous, not gonna lie… it’s been a hot minute since I was last on a show, but that quickly faded as Farnoosh and I got going because it’s like reuniting with family. I was one of her first guests when her podcast first launched, and now here we are over 10 years later just