Category Archives: Forget the Joneses
Calculate Your Cost of Living
Calculate Your Cost of Living Before creating a budget, it’s important to know what your current cost of living is. This will serve as a starting point when you decide the areas you feel like you need to trim; or … Continue reading
Create a Family Mission Statement
When running a successful business, a mission statement helps members to focus on common goals and values. A family mission statement can help clarify what you hope to achieve as a family and help make it a more cohesive unit. … Continue reading
Calculate Your Household Net Worth
When was the last time you calculated your household’s net worth? If you haven’t done if for recently, or EVER; you need to read on. You can’t very well get to where you’re going if you don’t know where you … Continue reading
Organizing Your 100-Things “Forget the Joneses” Bucket List
In yesterday’s blog post, I wrote about creating a 100-Things “Forget the Joneses” bucket list. Today, I’ll show you how to organize and refine your list so it actually WORKS for you. If you’re wondering what creating a bucket list … Continue reading
Create a “Forget the Joneses” 100-Things Bucket List
If you had the ability to wave a magic wand to create your ideal life in every possible way, what would it look like? How would things be different than they are now? Are there certain things you’d like to … Continue reading
Put Your Family on a 21-Day Spending Freeze
Start Your 21-Day Spending Freeze What is a spending freeze? To put it simply: no more unnecessary spending. You’re not allowed to spend money on anything but necessities. Use up the food you have in your cupboards. Your grocery budget … Continue reading
How to Make Charitable Giving a Priority
Giving to those less fortunate is a great way to help you feel even more blessed this holiday season. At a time when kids have presents on the brain, helping those in need is a great way to teach them … Continue reading
No Money for Christmas? Ways to Find Extra Cash for Gifts
Ways to Find Extra Cash for Christmas No money for Christmas gifts? Not to worry. There are some painless ways to come up with extra cash or ways to pay for gifts this time of year – sometimes it just … Continue reading
Consider Giving “Recycled” Gifts During the Holidays
Contrary to popular belief, giving gently used items as gifts doesn’t have to be tacky. Sometimes, it can result in a deeply personal gift that comes with big impact and a small price tag. Plus, whenever you purchase a used … Continue reading
Create a Holiday Spending Plan
For most shoppers, it’s hard to get through the holiday season without using a credit card. If you can swing it, curtail the urge to put it on plastic this year. Research shows that consumers are willing to spend more, … Continue reading
