Now that we're a few weeks into the year, is your New Year's budget sticking? Here's an awesome tip that may help you keep that goal rolling through the whole year! Having a personal allowance helps you have the freedom to spend money on yourself but the control to not over do it. Have you established a personal allowed? If so, how has having a personal allowance helped you? 

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​I don’t imagine many couples get excited to talk about finances. In fact, we’ve all heard that financial disagreements are often a large contributing factor to conflicts in marriage. Whether it’s easy for you or not, financial conversations are a must in healthy relationships! Hopefully these few tips can make the process less daunting and more rewarding!

We did it! We made it out of January! Now that we are finally done with what feels like the longest month of the year, I don't think I'm the only one with my thoughts turning to sunny days and summer adventures! Maybe you don't have a big vacation planned this summer and that's okay! But even our long 3 day weekends or our quick getaways to Grandma's end up costing a little more than we anticipated, and there's a way we can get a jump start on that even now, to be ready with a little extra cushion come summer time. Check out this video for tips on how to start saving now so you can do all the fun things this summer without breaking the bank!

Are you hoping to do more reading this year? Do you want to learn more about finances but aren't sure where to start? Here are a few of my favorite suggestions! Expand your mind and your wallet with these awesome financial education books! Get the whole family involved. There's books for kids as well as books for you in this video! After you read them let me know what you think! Enjoy!