Teach me how to budget (teach me, teach me how to budget) Part One

(If you didn’t sing the title, you can leave now.) ;P I thought I wrote a post about this at some point, but it turns out I have not. I have touched on a few things that I’ll mention here as well in other posts, such as fun money, emergency funds, and annual/infrequent expenses. However, writing a budget (and sticking to it) is so much more than that. I’ve given a lot of presentations and taught a lot of classes about budgeting before, and I’ve helped probably 100 servicemembers and their families write budgets. I have learned a few big […]

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The Income Project

Aloha Moneybees! I have decided to do something new. See, I know this is a financial independence blog, and my long-term goal has been to retire with my husband after his 20 years of military service is complete (he is nearly 11 years in now), and we’ve saved a lot and had some windfalls on our way to that path. However, I had to throw a wrench in the plan. I’ve had some ups and downs with my employment. First, while I am not typically good at keeping my blog up and running and consistent, I am a 150%-er in […]

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