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Build A Better Budget Part 2 – Creating Categories

August 14, 2013 by Justin Weinger

This is the second post in a series about how to build a better budget. You can check out the other posts here: Build A Better Budget Part 1 – The Mindset Build A Better Budget Part 2 – Creating Categories Build A Better Budget Part 3 – Tracking Methods Build A Better Budget Part […]

Filed Under: Build A Better Budget, The Basics Tagged With: budget, debt, financial independence, mortgage

Build A Better Budget Part 1 – The Mindset

August 12, 2013 by Justin Weinger

This is the first post in a series about how to build a better budget. You can check out the other posts here: Build A Better Budget Part 1 – The Mindset Build A Better Budget Part 2 – Creating Categories Build A Better Budget Part 3 – Tracking Methods Build A Better Budget Part 4 […]

Filed Under: Build A Better Budget, The Basics Tagged With: budget, debt, financial independence, fulfillment

Rewards vs Restraint – Are Credit Cards Worth It?

August 8, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  Ahh… reward points. That term sounds so nice, doesn’t it? Rewards are something we get for good behavior, for accomplishing a goal, for a heroic deed. Credit card companies have come up with all kinds of ways to incentivize us to use their services. They provide cards with frequent flier miles, cash back bonuses, […]

Filed Under: Decisions Tagged With: budget, debt, financial independence, lifestyle, story

My Disastrous First Budget Attempt

August 7, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  My wife and I run a pretty tight ship when it comes to tracking our finances. From budgets to reports, we know where every dollar is being spent. But it hasn’t always been this way! My first budget attempt at making a budget was a total disaster. Before I got married I had several […]

Filed Under: Stories, The Basics Tagged With: budget, financial independence, house, story

July In Review – Income/Expense and Net Worth

August 6, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  I know it’s a few days late but here’s a quick review of our July numbers, as they relate to our FI Journey. July’s income was great! My company paid out quarterly profit-sharing bonuses which were fairly large for us, so that really helped us attack the mortgage this month (see below). July’s expenses […]

Filed Under: Journey Progress Tagged With: budget, financial independence, mortgage, net worth

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