No disrespect to J. Money, but in the Mad Money house we believe budgets are for the birds. I have spent countless hours inputting guesstimated dollar amounts to be spent in every detailed category in the quest to create our monthly budget. Each month was different, so it wasn’t set it and forget it. Every […]
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Frozen Pizza Fridays
Our Friday night routine used to consist of play dates (we’re parents) at various, local venues such as the roller skating rink, the bounce house, or Chuck E. Cheese (oh, the horror). Along with that went, a trip to Pizza Hut, Isaac’s, or dare I say it, McDonald’s. This seemed necessary to us only a […]
7 Tips for Living On an Inconsistent Income
Today we have a super informative post by Marc over at VitalDollar.com, sharing a few tips for living life well on an inconsistent income. With today’s fluid economy, knowing how to manage your income, especially when your paycheck isn’t always the same amount is, well, vital. And with that, take it away, Marc!
How We Slayed The Debt Monster
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. Remember when you were a kid and you were afraid of the monster in the closet? Do you remember how you overcame that fear? I remember forcing myself to stay awake long past the point of exhaustion, as well as covering my […]
I Had $200 Left After Buying My House
I warned you that before Mr. MMM and I met and decided to light ourselves on FIRE (figuratively speaking, of course) we made all the financial mistakes in the book. Lucky for you, earlier today I was scrolling through my mental roladex (do they still exist?) and found the file categorized One of the Dumbest Mistakes […]
Avoid Overspending By Following The Rule Of Half
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. Now that the holidays are behind us, I’ve been working like crazy around the house to get all of our glorious decorations tucked away for next year. That sounded really good, but in reality, I moved our decorated Christmas trees into our […]