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From ‘What If’ to ‘I Am’: How to Take Control of Your Financial Future

Posted on September 28, 2025October 14, 2025 by budgetsense

If I only bought Bitcoin 10 years ago…What if I had bought Tesla or Amazon stock a decade ago?How much money would I have today if I had saved just $100 from every paycheck and increased it by $100 each year? We’ve all played this game of “what if.”It’s easy to imagine a better financial…

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Beyond the Burger: How $15 Can Feed Your Mind Instead of Your Cravings

Beyond the Burger: How $15 Can Feed Your Mind Instead of Your Cravings

Posted on June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 by budgetsense

Next time you’re eyeing that fast-food drive-thru, pause for a moment and consider this: “Sure, this meal might taste good for a few fleeting minutes, but what happens after that?” The reality is, there will likely be health consequences, whether it’s the excess fat, sky-high sodium, or heavy carbs. It’s junk food, after all; what…

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3 Reasons why your Friends ‘Seem’ to be Doing Better than you Financially

Posted on May 25, 2025May 26, 2025 by budgetsense

One of the dominant traits of wealthy and financially successful people is that they don’t care what others are doing, nor do they go out of their way to try and financially impress their friends and peers. If anything, their very success is often built on doing things with their heads down, nothing flashy, and…

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Financial Stability in Turbulent Times: Are You Ready?

Posted on March 16, 2025March 18, 2025 by budgetsense

Recently, life got chaotic—to put it mildly. Different family members got sick, some were hospitalized—more than once—and almost everything that could go wrong did go wrong. In other words, it felt like Murphy’s Law was in full effect. When life goes sideways like this, the last thing on your mind is money, finances, or whether…

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Effortless Savings: How Nudge Theory Can Automate Your Financial Success

Posted on March 2, 2025February 25, 2025 by budgetsense

Have you ever automated your savings, used ’rounding off’ to save money or used one credit card instead of multiple cards to simplify things? If you did any of these, you have unknowingly – or knowingly – subscribed to and put ‘nudge‘ theory into real action. So what is nudge theory and how can it…

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It’s a New Year: What Can You Do to Ensure Financial Success?

Posted on January 5, 2025January 1, 2025 by budgetsense

New year resolutions are everywhere, and they are dime a dozen. And frankly, you are probably sick of seeing and reading about them, so I won’t give you more of these. Instead, I do want to talk about a few things you can do in the beginning of the year, to ensure you have a…

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Saving for a Sunny Day: Reframe Your Financial Mindset for Freedom and Security

Posted on October 6, 2024October 3, 2024 by budgetsense

Ever considered saving for a sunny day, instead of the old adage about saving for a rainy day? And I mean this literally—saving for that sunny day at the beach, or whatever your version of sunny is. If saving for a rainy day sounds dull and uninspiring, why not reframe it into something more positive…

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Top 10 Mind-Bending Paradoxes of Wealth, Happiness, and Economics (Part 1)

Posted on June 2, 2024June 5, 2024 by budgetsense

In the complex world of economics and human behavior, not everything is as straightforward as it seems. Our beliefs about happiness, wealth, and consumption are often challenged by paradoxes that reveal unexpected truths. For those not fully sure about a paradox and what it means, it is simply a situation or statement that appears to…

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Beyond Goals: The Power of Lifestyle Alignment for Success in Health, Skills, and Wealth

Posted on March 3, 2024February 27, 2024 by budgetsense

We’ve all been there: striving to achieve a particular goal, whether it’s shedding pounds or mastering a new skill, only to find ourselves faltering with each attempt. But why does this happen? Weren’t we told that setting goals is the key to success? While setting goals is undoubtedly important, it’s just the beginning. Merely establishing…

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52 Valuable Money and Wealth Lessons we learnt on this blog in 2023 that will completely change your life

Posted on December 31, 2023December 29, 2023 by budgetsense

We covered a lot in 2023 – from budgeting and paying down debt to forming good financial habits, addressing inflation, discovering new ways to save, and much more. With so much valuable information throughout the year, it might be a lot to digest. If you missed our posts or prefer a quick crash course, we’ve…

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