Budgeting
Talking about money without a fight
Money arguments are rarely about money. They are about two people using the same account with different rules that neither has ever said out loud.
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Saving
Emergency fund or retirement first?
One month of essentials first, then any employer match, then high-interest debt, then the rest of the fund. Skipping the buffer to invest earlier usually ends with the investment being sold.
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Budgeting
What a baby's first year actually costs
The pram is not the problem. The two numbers that decide the first year are the income gap during leave and the recurring monthly costs that never stop.
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Banking & bills
Annual vs monthly billing, compared
An annual plan saves money only if you would have kept the service for the whole year anyway. Otherwise you have prepaid for months you will not use.
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Debt
How many credit cards should you have?
There is no correct number. Two or three cards, all paid in full, beats both a single maxed-out card and a wallet full of accounts you cannot track.
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Saving
Building a buffer on a low income
When there is no spare money, the advice to save three months of expenses is not wrong, it is just unusable. Start at $100, then one week, then one month.
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