Amanda L. Grossman is a Certified Financial Education Instructor, Plutus Foundation Grant Recipient, and founder of Frugal Confessions. Over the last 10 years, her money work helping people with how to save money and how to manage money has been featured in Kiplinger, Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Business Insider, LifeHacker, Woman's World, Woman's Day, ABC 13 Houston, Keybank, and more. Read more here.
Want to be much more likely to stick with your budget? Download and print out one of these cute printable monthly budget worksheets. Cute is powerful. Because when a system is “cute”? You (and I) are about 1,345% more likely to stick with it. I mean, who wants to look at a drab, black-and-white, budget […]
Got a large family and typical “frugal living” tips don’t apply? Check out these money saving tips for large families – your budget will thank you. Do you get frustrated reading many of the money saving tips for families because they’re meant for families with 1-3 kids, and yours, well, is rather large? Money saving […]
These 13 simple strategies will help with how to hide money from yourself, so that you can stop spending on unnecessary things. Are you having trouble saving money because it's just there, in front of you, all the time? That's one of the many reasons why you might be wondering how to hide money from […]
Having trouble budgeting money with your spouse or partner? There’s a couple's budget app for that. Seriously! Find the best free budgeting apps for couples. One of the biggest (if not, THE biggest) problems couples face when trying to manage their money is keeping each other aware of what’s being spent, and how much is […]
Frugal examples from our personal lives that we use to save money. These are daily frugal habits you can take and use to save hundreds and thousands. I don’t know about you, but I’m continually looking for ways to be frugal and save money at home. Not necessarily big ways to save money (though I […]
All marriages lose emotional connection from time to time. Here are helpful ideas for things to do with your spouse to reconnect (including specific examples from our marriage). I am not a couple's therapist. I'm just a woman, married to a man, who has needed to figure out how to reconnect with my spouse from […]
I’m not super-human, nor am I a financial advisor (you can stalk my About Me page for more about me)…but I do have this crazy ability to handle my own money + teach others how to handle theirs to its maximum potential. It’s all about taking control of your money, and saving more of it so that you can live your life on your own terms.