Money

Home Management is Easier with the Right Tools

Skimping on tools to save money up front isn’t always the best long term strategy.

Can You Save Money with Extreme Couponing?

You cannot coupon without being a consumer and buying things. But can you save money even with extreme couponing?

Manage Your Finances With Software

I manage my home finances with software. Although I’ve always been comfortable with the program I currently use, change is coming.

Getting Started with a Budget

A collection of links to help you get started with a budget. Articles answer the questions: Why do you need a budget? How do you use a budget?

Budgeting for gifts

Don’t forget to budget for gifts. Included is my spreadsheet for maintaining your gifts budget.

Keeping your household’s financial records can be as easy as writing a check

Personal finance software makes budgeting, planning, and spending as easy as writing a few checks.

6 Steps to a Working Budget

Budgets are an essential element of well-managed household finances. Just as you know that if you overeat too often, you’re going to gain weight, you should know that if you don’t set limits with your spending, you’re going to end up in debt. Included is a household budget template.

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Don’t Forget to Manage Your Household Finances!

Quicken Deluxe 2012 is an easy to use, reliable software solution for managing your household finances. If you're ready to save time and money by taking better care of your home finance issues, you might want to try Quicken.

Quicken is from Intuit, the company behind Mint.com. If you prefer an online only solution to managing money and don't need the detail that desktop money management software can give you, you should try Mint. I recently revisited Mint because of the useful Mint Android app. It's the easy way to keep up with your account balances on the go. I do still use the discontinued Microsoft Money but am in the process of switching to YNAB (for budgeting), which I'll write about soon.

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