by Lori Atwood | Oct 3, 2013 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
Leave me a comment, tell me how you do it in your household! You may have great reasons for having separate accounts including not wanting to know what the other one is spending at amazon or starbuck’s each month. But the risk to not sharing accounts is neither of you...
by Lori Atwood | Aug 27, 2013 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
1. Buy a water filter instead of bottled water If you buy 1 (16-20 oz) water bottle a day, you’re talking about saving anywhere from ($5/24 case) $76 – $730 per year ($2 bottle/365 days). We use a PUR water filter at my house, but you can put a filter on...
by Lori Atwood | Aug 27, 2013 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other, Teaching Children about Personal Finance
How much money should you keep in your wallet? I get this question a lot. Remember, if it’s in there, it will be spent, so let’s think minimalist here. First, “cash” in your wallet is for stuff that comes up that doesn’t fit into your regular monthly expense...
by Lori Atwood | Aug 27, 2013 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!! Summer’s coming and with it comes a lot of road trips, which means a lot of miles on your car and a lot of gas. Depending on how much driving you do, what you drive and where you live, you could be spending thousands per year on gas....
by Lori Atwood | Aug 27, 2013 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
I get this question a lot: What should I use my “rainy day” savings and when should I use my emergency savings? Rainy Day savings is about $2,000-$3,000 set aside for things that break or come up in daily life so you don’t have to charge them on your...