This article was part of the Money Blog Network February 2008 Group Writing Project.
When it comes to budgeting, there are two main camps on this matter — either you swear by it, or you believe budgeting doesn’t work. For example, Nickel coined the term reverse budgeting and pretty much said he saves as aggressively [...]
On Friday, I wrote “Discover your money values and financial demons.” The idea was to keep track of every pennies spent in order to learn about your spending habits, priorities, and money leaks. I have never been a big fan of budgeting because it is tedious — as long as I have money to spend [...]
I am still reading Your Money or Your Life by Dominguez and Robin — this book is taking longer than I thought because it is not just a book, but a road map to financial independence. One idea that stuck with me was the step that told you to keep track of every pennies to [...]
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