What’s your motto? Live like a pauper and graduate a princess or prince? You may think the goal of graduating without student debt is lofty to say the least. It’s not easy but a challenge worth accepting. Just like any other budget, if it doesn’t balance (that is to say that expenses are greater than […]

One more week of summer means a last scramble to get organized for back to school. Now that you’re on your own, are you looking after yourself? It’s easy to work through the checklist of registering for courses, gathering supplies and packing your bags but have you taken the opportunity to work through the dollars […]

Dear Piggy Bank, Each year I promise myself I’ll have a better handle on back to school expenses and here I am again, it’s three weeks until school starts. What should we budget for and how much? Baffled on Back to School Budget Dear Baffled on Back to School Budget, It’s hard to believe it’s […]

Dear Piggy Bank, We both work full time and we try hard not to eat out or order in too much and I think we’re doing a pretty good job. Where we are having trouble is our grocery bill. I’m not really sure how it happens but I’m surprised at the amount at the check […]