Money Management

Ideas, resources, and templates to help you manage your money, including tracking spending, budgeting, saving money, debt payoff, and increasing your net worth.

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How Do I Export My Personal Capital / Empower Data Into a Spreadsheet?

Here are the steps for getting your Personal Capital data into a spreadsheet, nicely formatted and ready to analyze.

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How a Monthly Household Budget Meeting Helps Us Reach Our Money Goals

When my wife and I started to get serious about budgeting, we quickly realized we needed structure to stay on top of it. To create that structure, we’ve developed our Monthly Budget Meeting.

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How My Teen Finally Became Excited About Budgeting

It will only be a few short years before my teen will be out on her own navigating life. I want to prepare her as best as I can for the potential risks and pitfalls of the big world. I…

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How I Finally Made Budgeting Fun (Really!)

Budgeting, having fun at it (really!), and investing towards my child’s future

How to Get Your Taxes Ready to File With a Free Spreadsheet

Here's how to use a free, easy tax spreadsheet to get your finances organized and ready to file.

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How to Know if You Have to File Quarterly Taxes

As a self-employed individual, business owner, or freelancer, here is how to know if you owe quarterly estimated taxes based on your total tax liability.

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Simple Ways to Keep Your Finances Organized in 2023

New Year’s resolutions get a lot of flack. But making important changes is easier when you attach meaning to them. The new year is a perfect opportunity for a fresh start.

How to Make More Effective Money Habits

Why tracking your spending can be the simplest and most effective money resolution of all.

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Why You Should Track Spending Before Making a Budget

Understanding your spending is the first step to gaining more control over your finances.

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See How the Debt Snowball Method Can Work for You

"Focus on your smallest debts first" is how the debt snowball method works. It's effective for many people, but is it the right debt payoff strategy for you?

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Is Zero-Sum Budgeting the Right Money Solution for You?

Zero-sum budgeting means every dollar of income you bring in is accounted for. When you get your paycheck, you know exactly how much is going towards food, gas, entertainment, savings, etc. When you’re done budgeting, you have no money left over.

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Gift Guide for Spreadsheet Nerds

Here are a few of our favorite gift ideas for the true spreadsheet nerd in your life. In other words, these are all gifts we want for ourselves.

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