After each mowing of my lawn, I trim around the house and the objects in the yard. This includes around a landscaping circle in the middle of my backyard that used to be the resting place of one of those large trampolines. We had put the landscaping … [Read more...] about If You Want A Better Life, You Have To Change!
In June I announced my mission to pay off $9,888.00 in debt by the end of the year. I'll be utilizing every means necessary to do it, including: Reducing weekly spending Re-starting my mystery shopping side hustle Pick up extra writing … [Read more...] about September Update: $10,000 Debt Repayment
Last week Clever Dude featured a series of posts all about building a plan for your money. I can't promise that it will be THE solution for someone struggling to find a way to manage their finances, but it's at least a guideline that can be used as … [Read more...] about How To Build A Budget Series Step 4: Reducing Spending
This is the third part in a series of posts about creating a budget. In the previous two posts we have: Created a calendar that showed our income stream vs. our monthly expenses, how to calculate what is left over, and discussed defining a … [Read more...] about How To Build A Budget Series Step 3: Creating A Proactive Spending Plan
This week here at CleverDude we're talking about how to build a plan for your money. I'm describing how I manage my finances to provide a blueprint of how to get started getting your finances back on track should you be struggling, or if you're … [Read more...] about How To Build A Budget Series Step 2: Tracking Spending
Having a plan for your money is a must if you are to successfully manage your finances. A general contractor wouldn't dream of building a home without blueprints, an engineer wouldn't think of building a new computer chip without a schematic, and … [Read more...] about How To Build A Budget Series Step 1: Tracking Income and Monthly Expenses
