I do my best to keep an eye on the calendar and make sure that we are up to date on the most current and helpful news around money. My...

I am not saying that we can’t have fun money in the budget. I am saying that if we are smart, we have money for fun but plenty of money...

If you are a household where one person is in charge of budgeting and paying all of the bills and that person isn’t you, today would be a...

It seems that receipts add up fast when we are out living our day. Using a monthly envelope system can help. At the beginning of each...

Now is the time to begin preparing your numbers for tax filing. The numbers from the Income statement (or P&L report) need to be accurate...

My last blog was about reading an income statement. You can use this information to plan a budget and do some goal setting. Take a few...

Once you have a copy of your income statement in front of you, what do the numbers mean? How do you read this report and use the...

In my earlier blogs I have discussed the importance of getting your receipts and statements organized and balanced each month. A software...

Mint.com, you should really take a look. Have you ever wondered where the money goes and why it goes so fast? This is a secure site which...

So many people are fans of going paperless. What would it be like if you didn’t have to file paperwork but you had access to your bank...

There is a lot of help to keep you on track. One website to try is oweing.com where you can enter your debt info and the sites handy...

You can do it on paper, with Excel, or electronically with a great software program.  Tracking this information can help you become...

There are many ways to track income and expenses. You can use a check register, pen and paper, Excel, a software program, etc.  The point...

What is life like without credit cards? Less stressful! I only use them on occasion to book travel. Otherwise I pay cash that has been...

It is time to start planning ahead. There are 14 weeks until Black Friday.  I was prepared in advance a few times in the past and the...

Coupons have become all the rage and if you haven’t been using them, you are spending more money than necessary. Money goes a lot further...

In an earlier blog I talked about budgeting and dividing your income into categories while assigning a percentage for each.  This was...

As a business owner is it ok to mix personal funds and business funds? It is easy to do and not a great habit. When you are a new...

If it is finally time to get that office/garage/closet/etc. organized once and for all, congratulations! You are on the path to removing...

As a mobile bookkeeper, I am part of many situations on a daily basis. The issue that stands out to me the most this week is couples and...