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How To Be Better At Budgeting

2021-08-31 Mama Minimalist

How To Be Better At Budgeting

In America, capitalism entices us to spend now and pay later. But paying for what you don’t need with credit is a precarious practice, as living outside of your means may create a shaky financial future.

Today I’m speaking with Certified Financial Counselor Ericka Young. Ericka helps clients learn how to be better at budgeting, as believes that successful money management begins with getting real about—and living within!—your means. Ericka understands that it’s entirely possible to rightsize your budget and still enjoy your life in the process, and she’s here to show us how.

Here’s a preview of this weeks episode:

[5:00] The Number One way to reign in impulse purchasing

[7:20] How to make that awkward and scary budget conversation more enjoyable

[16:30] How to get out of debt and still enjoy life (The answer doesn’t always have to be no!)

[21:45] What stepping away from adult peer pressure looks like in real life

[26:00] 3 action steps you can take right now to rightsize your budget

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Wallet app

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Hello there, I’m Stephanie. I live a crazy, beautiful life as a full-time wife, blogger + mother to two spirited daughters. I’m on a mission to simplify eco-friendly living so as to greater enjoy life’s sweeter moments.

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