Michelle Salater, Author at Budgeting Couple

6 Habits of People Who Never Overspend

Do you make decent money but struggle to explain where all the money goes each month? If so, you are overspending. Unfortunately, overspending is a common issue for Americans, but that doesn’t mean you have to give in to the idea that overspending remains the status...

12+ Little-Known Ways to Drastically Reduce Household Expenses

It’s the things we truly can’t live without that cost a pretty penny. I’m talking about household expenses, such as utilities and food. Paying for these essentials adds up and takes a considerable chunk of change from our budgets. According to Value Penguin,...

7 Money Lessons You Didn’t Learn Growing Up

Whether your parents were good with money or they struggled to keep a roof over your head, chances are there are some money lessons they didn’t teach you. Even worse, you might have been taught all the wrong things to do with money. No matter what money lessons you...

7 Habits of Highly Productive People

The way you do one thing is how you do everything. If you procrastinate at work, you procrastinate when it comes to cleaning at home. On the flip side, if you are productive in one area of your life, you will be more productive in all areas of your life. If...

7 Money-Saving Tips from the Great Depression

History repeats itself, so it’s wise to learn from the mistakes of the past…especially when it comes to our finances. While we’d like to believe that we won’t face another period of severe economic upheaval like the Great Depression, it could possibly happen...