So, like the rest of America, you are looking at your credit card bill and your bank account — and wondering what happened. You may even be looking at your savings account and thinking, “But, we started off so well.” I know that feeling. I know how it feels to wake up at 4 AM […]
Last May, I walked down the aisle in the perfect white dress to marry my best friend with 10 of my closest family and friends standing around watching. We followed our intimate ceremony with a private dinner. The savings from not having a huge wedding became a large part of our down payment for our […]
Last night, President Obama stood in front of America and told us that the Senate’s bill for the payroll tax was the only option. The only option — he repeated these words twice. He claimed that the House Republicans were wasting American’s time and it is due to their actions that the American people will […]
Like most Americans, when you woke up on Saturday, you believed that we had a payroll tax cut for the next two months. It was done. Now, like me, you may have felt that it was wrong that they only passed it for two months. You may have even wondered how businesses were going to […]
These are some little tips that I have used to save money every holiday season and still feel the child-like excitement on Christmas morning: 1. Set a budget for each person on your list. To do this, make a Christmas budget at the beginning of every year. Set aside a small amount per month that goes […]
Over the last month there has been a lot of talk about the payroll tax cut and what it means. On Saturday, December 17, 2011, the U.S. Senate passed the tax cut for the next two months. So is this a good thing? Before we discuss the good and bad of this tax cut, let’s […]
On December 7, 2011, David Domzalski, Founder of Financial Bin spoke with Jenny Kerr of The Jenny Pincher. Jenny explains how and why she started her blog and shares some holiday gift budgeting tips to keep you from overdoing it this holiday season. Check out the podcast below: Listen to internet radio with FinancialBin […]
