How To Help Others Through Difficult Financial Times
We are living in incredibly challenging times. Here are a few tips on how to help others cope and get through it.
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Food Insecurity, Food Banks, and Why You Shouldn’t Be Ashamed
The state of the economy, supply chain issues, inflation – they’re all leading to a level of food insecurity that leads straight to the food bank. Here’s why you shouldn’t be ashamed if you find yourself in this situation.
How to Cope with the Stress of Inflation
If you’re like the majority of Americans, the stress of inflation is likely impacting your home life and your mental well-being. Here are some steps that may help.
What to Do If You Lose Your Job
You’ve just lost your job! Whether it was expected or not, the first steps you take can help you survive until you get a new source of income.
Sacrifices: The Difficult Things I Do to Save Money
Thanks to inflation, I’ve had to cut back quite a bit. Here are some of the difficult things I do to save money (and a few cautionary tales).
How Do You Get Out of the Credit Card Cycle and Onto the Envelope System?
How do you get onto the envelope system when there’s no money to withdraw by the end of the month from the bank? We have some advice.
How to Break It to Your Kids That You’re Broke
Being broke is hard. Telling your kids is even harder. But if you’re honest with them, you can teach them some incredibly important life lessons.
What to Do When You Have Sudden Money Problems
Anyone can have a financial emergency. It’s what you do to bail yourself out of it that determines if the problem will be ongoing or if you’ll recover quickly.
The “Whole Buffalo” Theory of Food Economics
Looking to save money? Then you need to apply the “whole buffalo theory” to your food economics! You’ll be surprised at the savings!
How Radical Gratitude Can Help You Get Through Hard Times
As hard times smack you in the face and steal your wallet, is radical gratitude one of the things that can help you make it through?
Featured Posts
7 Lies People With Money Problems Tell Themselves
Sometimes money problems can linger because people believe certain fallacies to be true. Here are 7 lies that perpetually broke people tell themselves about money.
50 Ways to Eat from Your Pantry When You Have No Money for Groceries
If you’ve got more month than money, here are 50 tasty ways to eat the food in your pantry when you can’t go buy groceries.
Cheap Eats: Stretch Your Budget with Thrifty $1 Meals
“Cheap Eats” are thrifty unglamorous meals that are reasonably filling, quick to make, (cooking utilities add up too), and less than a dollar per serving.
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