Budget Sense

Finding good deals on vacation packages, flights and cruises can be time-consuming and stressful, but by following some easy tips, it’s possible to have the perfect vacation at the most affordable price possible.

In 2022, I implemented a resolution to cut down on junk food spending and save that money instead. I succeeded in sticking to my goal of only buying fast food once a week, resulting in 24.5 lbs weight loss and $625 savings. Better yet, I continued this success in 2023. This resolution proves that one effective decision can have a positive impact on multiple areas of life.

There are many powerful concepts in the personal finance literature to get you to financial freedom, but none are as important as that of paying yourself first (PYF)

Setting new year resolutions can be fun and complicated for some at the same time. Make it simple by setting one main goal and stick to it no matter what.

As inflation eats into our hard earned and saved money, it is time to fight back by making these simple but necessary cuts to our spending.

While some people still prefer the look, smell and touch of flipping through a physical book and having that cozy home library feeling, a Kindle E-Reader has a lot of benefits when it comes to space, time and money you could save

We have all heard of an emergency fund, where you set a set amount money on the side to use for a rainy day and the unexpected, be it expensive car repairs, medical bills, home issues or anything else that you couldn’t have foreseen and would cost money to tackle. And while most probably have […]

One of my goals for 2022 is to get active with push-ups. To be more specific, I set to do 10 push-ups a day and increase that by 1 extra push-up per month. So for January, I started with 10 a day and I have since increased that to 11 a day for February. For […]

On October 31, 2015, I celebrated my 35th birthday. That was also the year I had became a father for the first time. Needless to say, it was a year full of milestones, changes and things to reflect on. That evening, after having taken my 6 month old son to visit relatives for his first […]

Have you ever had a job, stint or contract, which is long in the rear view mirror, which you are not only happy it is in the past, but was a bad experience? We have all had these jobs and experiences. But not appreciating that job is different from gaining something out of it: if […]