budget talk
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Friday News You Can Use-Money On the Side
Another work week coming to a close and here are three of my top picks for money related articles and videos. On YouTube, I found a site called Home Made Simple. There are lots of great videos about saving money but this one caught my eye, Feed Your Family All Week for $55 Next one from USNews 20 Creative Ways to Save https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/saving-and-budgeting/articles/creative-ways-to-save-money And finally, from a site called Saving Advice, 38 Ways to Make Money on the Side. Not all of them will be everyone’s cup of tea, but I’m sure you can find at least one you’d like to pursue- https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2022/05/13/1063125_ways-to-make-money-on-the-side.html Have a fun weekend and a money…
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Budget Smart Girl February Challenge
Can you believe we’re half-way through February? That means…besides this month flying by, that we’re at the midpoint of our February Challenge. Remember we’re trying to buy things on sale. Not just for the sake of buying stuff but if we really need to purchase something this month, we’re trying to find it on sale or at least the best price we can. I had to buy a few business-related items and while I couldn’t find any on sale, I did a price search and hopefully, I did get the lowest price I could. Food wise, I’ve chosen foods from weekly ads and been using things that are on sale…
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News You Can Use-Money Saving Appliances
Has the first full week of February flown by or what? I almost forget that it’s Friday. Here are some money saving articles and vlogs I found this week- One of my favorite sites for all things money is Wisebread. This article features doable steps you can put into action- 16 Small Steps You Can Take Now to Improve Your Finances (wisebread.com) Another one of my favorites The Penny Hoarder with more fun money saving tips How to Save Money: 25 Ways to Put Away More Every Month (thepennyhoarder.com) And finally, I stumbled upon this YouTube channel called Under the Median who vloged about saving money appliances. How to Save…
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Friday News You Can Use-Money Mistakes
Did your February start in a money saving way? What money saving tips did I find this week? I stumbled upon this channel called Frozen Pennies on YouTube- Check out this video about Depression Era Pantry Staples- You can always count on the Motley Fool for great money advice and here’s one about four money mistakes you might be making- https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/personal-finance/articles/4-money-mistakes-you-have-to-stop-repeating-over-and-over-again/ Have a fun weekend and a money saving week.
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February Challenge and Best Buys
It’s February, a month with just 28 days so make each one count. Today, we’re starting our annual February Budget Smart Girl Challenge. This year, it’s buying only things that are on sale. Remember don’t buy anything you don’t really need just because it has a sale tag on it. Things on sale can include, clothes, electronics, and yes, definitely food. We’ll do a check in on February 15th and then again on March 1st. So, what is usually on sale in February? Did you know that February is both National Canned Food Month and National Hot Breakfast Month? What a great time to stock up on some pantry supplies,…
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News You Can Use-54 Ways to Save Money
I hope you’ve had a super saving week. It’s the last Friday of January and here are my picks for some useful articles, web sites and videos I feel are worth checking out- I found this channel, Simple Fast, on YouTube, not so much about saving money but tricks and tips you can use and yes, I believe will save you both money and time- https://www.youtube.com/@simplefast1/videos I also discovered this site called America Saves which has lots of resources but I found this one about 54 ways to save money- https://americasaves.org/resource-center/insights/54-ways-to-save-money/ And finally, who doesn’t want to boost their back account? Check out this article from Marketwatch- https://www.marketwatch.com/story/boost-your-bank-account-by-breaking-out-of-these-5-common-money-traps-11674245959? Remember out…
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February Challenge-Are You Ready?
It’s almost February and you know what that means at Budget Smart Girl? It’s challenge time. This year I tried to come up with something different. For our 2023 February challenge, it’s don’t buy it unless it’s on sale. Remember that we never buy anything that’s not a necessity. We evaluate a want versus a need. Those elements are still in play but if there is something you need to buy during the month of February then you’re challenge is to try and find it on sale, whether it be at the local store on an online market place. If we can, we’re going to buy everything at a discounted…
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Friday News You Can Use-Frugal Money Savers
We’re over half way through the first month of the year. How was your week? Here are three more links to articles or videos I thought worth checking out, but first, I added a couple of cooking tips and my review of the cookbook Budget Bytes over at Budget Smart Girl’s cooking site, www.cookinggrubhub.com And now to the links- I’m a fan of the Penny Hoarder, in fact, I’ve been reading it for years. Here’s one of my favorites and it’s about 12 things to buy before prices go up https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/save-money/supply-chain-shortages/ Another one of my favorite money sites is Wisebread and they had 16 steps to improve your finances https://www.wisebread.com/16-small-steps-you-can-take-now-to-improve-your-finances…
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Last Chance for Financial Freedom
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Friday News You Can Use-Savings and Challenges
Another work week is coming to an end. I hope it’s been a good one for you. Here are three links to money related topics that I thought worth checking out- The first one is latest podcast episode from Market Watch about the best new money ideas for 2023- https://www.marketwatch.com/podcasts/best-new-ideas-in-money/the-year-ahead-in-money/ There’s never been a better time to add to or even open a savings account. Check out this chart at the Motley Fool for a comparison of the best rates- https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/banks/best-savings-accounts/ And if you do want to put away money ready to add that nest egg, check out this challenge from YouTuber, Kelly Anne Smith-