Practical budgeting guides for real-life money situations.
Getting ahead
- How to Stop Living Paycheck to PaycheckWhy the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle holds no matter what you earn, and the one number that changes how you manage the money you already have.
- How to Get a Month Ahead on Your BillsGetting a month ahead means paying this month's bills with last month's income. Here is how to break the credit card float and build a one month buffer.
Budgeting on your paycheck
- How to Budget on a Biweekly Paycheck (and Split Your Bills Automatically)How to budget on a biweekly paycheck, from the half-payment method to letting a funding schedule split your monthly bills across two paydays.
- How to Budget on a Weekly Paycheck (and Cover Your Monthly Bills)How to budget on a weekly paycheck, from splitting monthly bills across every payday to letting a weekly funding schedule set aside each slice for you.
Saving for what's coming
- How Sinking Funds Help You Save for Big Expected ExpensesThe bills you know are coming, like insurance and the holidays, saved for a little at a time instead of landing on a credit card.
- How to Build an Emergency Fund When Money Is TightAn emergency fund is money set aside for the unknown. Here is how much to save, where to keep it, and how to build one a little at a time.
- How to Budget and Save for the HolidaysHow to budget and save for the holidays a little each paycheck, instead of putting December on a credit card you pay off until spring.
Printable worksheets
- Holiday Budget WorksheetOne printable page for the holidays. A gift list, the costs that sneak up in December, and how much to set aside each payday.
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