How to Prevent Finances From Ruining Your Marriage Remember when you became friends with your spouse? When you did whatever you could to make each other laugh? I’m going to take a wild guess that you were broke at that time. We certainly were. Four years later, we’re still quite broke, but we’re still married […]
How can you Juggle Working From Home with Your Husband and Reduce Stress? My name is Emily Johnson (Psychologist), I am the proud Co-found of Gold Coast based training and coaching company, Get Mentally Fit. Our mission is to proactively guide clients through the beneficial process of developing preventative, practical skills and habits that enable […]
We all make financial mistakes. The temptation is to let them haunt us. Or worse, define us. Don’t let that happen. Find the courage to face your shame and move on. When I was 19, I signed up for fall classes at my local community college. I had just moved back into the state and […]
How to Manage a Social Enterprise as a Work From Home Mum of a 3-Year- Old Based in North Parramatta, NSW, Florapeutic is a social enterprise on a mission to tackle the flower waste issue and improve the mental wellbeing of our communities in Australia. In the midst of 2020, I started Florapeutic which specialises […]
How to Save Money and Spend Wisely Maintaining your money daily, even monthly is tough. If you don’t get control of it though, it can leave you stressed, ruin relationships and leave you broke. Check out these three tips to help straighten out your spending. 1. Write a Spending Plan I know, I know, it’s boring. […]
One year ago, I launched this personal finance blog, hoping to spread inspiration about frugal living from my own family’s journey. Then, I fell in love with writing for the web and started getting published on other websites. Now I’m regularly contributing to websites and earning back the money I’ve invested in this blog and […]
Here is a light-hearted look at what happens when an overly excited mother, who moonlights as a personal finance blogger, lets her toddlers play with coins. After a few weeks of borderline chaos, I learned a few things. Namely that my kids use money just like the rest of us…with a twist. And without […]
Today we are joined by a terrific writer, fellow parent and blogging friend, Miranda from Coffee and Confidence. She has an incredible story about teaching her 7-year-old son how to save up $190 for his own trip to Lego Robotics camp. (I don’t know about you, but I would LOVE to go to Lego Robotics […]
I’m excited to bring you my very first Teachable Moment in my new series: Teaching Your Children About Money. Today we are joined by my friend Ann, a hard-working wife and mother of three from Indiana. Every time I’m around Ann, I come away encouraged and valued. Let’s check out what teachable moment she has to […]
I grew up in Amish country. Having them as neighbors was always fascinating. If you want to know how to live a frugal life, work the land, avoid buttons and drive a buggy, move in with an Amish family. I’m no expert, so instead of me gabbing to you about the few things I do understand […]
