Are you ever surprised by the things that catch your eye? I don’t wear much makeup. I’m pretty much a lip gloss and mascara gal – on a good day. On a super fancy day, I might be an eyeliner and eye shadow gal too, but by super fancy, I mean, New Year’s Eve or…
We are all about saving money here at brokeGIRLrich and particularly nifty site to help you do that when you’re shopping is Dealspotr. What makes Dealspotr unique is that the deals are crowd sourced. Once you sign up for the site, not only can you search for deals, if you find one you can enter…
It’s been a while since we featured a podcast over here on brokeGIRLrich and today I’m excited to feature a new one by my pal Jessica who blogs over at Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses. Since we’ve already established that my van days are over for a few months, you guys just get my opinion today…
I have a confession to make – I have a love/hate relationship with clothes shopping. There are a few stores that are like kryptonite for me, but I’ve also got little patience and generally just wind up frustrated while shopping. Also, my clothing budget is pretty low these days. I’ve already got more than I…
No, seriously, if you know, leave your secret in the comments. At least in the traditional sense. Yesterday brokeGIRLrich turned one. And while financially, I might not be a lot better off than I was when I started a year ago, in a lot of ways this blog has made my life much richer. As…
There are a lot of personal finance books that I find a chore to read, but Multiple Streams of Income: How to Generate a Lifetime of Unlimited Wealth! by Robert G. Allen isn’t one of them. To begin with, it’s focused on my favorite subject – how to make more money. It also covers my second favorite…
I have to admit that I was a pretty lazy scholarship searcher throughout my time in college. And I still wound up graduating with 75% of college covered. I’m not gonna lie, part of it is that I had the skills and grades to turn into scholarships, but mostly it was just a little half-assed…
It’s the end of another month here at brokeGIRLrich and the end of another series. Since our theme this month was getting out budgets in order, the giveaway of the month has been The Budget Kit by Judy Lawrence (and you still have 4 days left to win it!) Author Judy Lawrence is a…
Now that you’ve mastered your monthly budget (right?), we’re going to look at making a yearly budget. The good news about this budget is that some studies show that people who make a yearly budget have an even better grasp on their finances, since random payments that spring up…
Now that we have a snapshot of our current financial picture and a grasp on our financial goals, it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty of financial organization – the monthly budget. To start your monthly budget, enter in your current checking account balance at the top of the month, your income, your…
This month we’re going to look at how to set up and stick to a budget. From the mentality you’ll need to develop to actual worksheets to nifty tools to make tracking your budget easier, by the end of the month you should have a clear vision of what your finances look like, how long…
We’ve come to a close here with the Doin’ It By the Decade series and I made my first attempt at an infographic to break down some key points we’ve covered over the last month: Yes, I know my infographics really need some work. All that aside, I hope some of the information has helped…
This September is kicking off my first attempt at a series. I’m going to look at things you should and should not be doing during each decade in effort to prepare myself (and loyal readers – 13 of you guys) for the future. And maybe pat myself on the back a little for making some…