The Use It Up Challenge is heating up. So far I've finished one tube of sunscreen, one bottle of shower gel, one bottle of perfume, one face scrub, and one lip balm. I have never 'finished' lip balm before, I usually would end up throwing away older ones as new arrive. Achievement unlocked! But now, … Continue reading Alternatives to Retail Therapy
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Creating a Budget Calendar with the Dollarbird App
When I started on my budgeting journey, I decided to use Google Sheets. I would add all expected income for the month and each daily expense would be noted down. As new expenses were added, the amount was deducted from the main balance. It was not zero based budgeting as is recommended by many, but … Continue reading Creating a Budget Calendar with the Dollarbird App
Floating Along
Long time no post. It's been a difficult time with unexpected expenses completely killing the budget. I had reached a point where any planning at all seemed pointless. There was so much uncertainty that I truly feared looking at my account balance. I would like to say that things are much better now, but the … Continue reading Floating Along
