Household Budgeting: Day 1 – Assemble your Binder
Welcome to A Bowl Full of Lemons “2013 Budgeting Series”. This week I will help you get your budget planned & organized and help you create a system that will get you out of debt. We will be organizing it one step at a time. If you already have a Read More
What budgeting software is best for you?
  Back in December, I spoke of the wisdom of cash budgeting and how research shows that most people spend less when they’re faced with the pain of parting with actual cash. I also acknowledged that there are categories for which it’s usually not practical to deal in cash—specifically Read More
Budget planner…
Keeping track of bills, paychecks, money, and budgeting is a JOB! To make life easier for me, I created a “Budget Planner” that I use to take care of the finances in our home. I purchased this planner at Filofax. Its the Aston (Personal Size) in Mushroom color. I find Read More
“Budget” First Aid…
I love the start of a new year. It means a fresh calendar, pretty & practical organizing pages to print and try out in my binder, a list of books I’d like to read over the next 52 weeks, and anticipation of what the coming months hold. However, it can Read More
Part 1 – Organize your finances: creating a budget
We are always trying to figure out how we can organize our closets & drawers, but this week I’m going to share how I organize my finances! I am so excited to host the challenge for you. My wish is that you will truly see how life changing this lesson Read More