by Alissa | Apr 17, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, Joy, recommendations, self-improvement
For most of my life, hearing the word budget made me cringe. It evoked feelings of inadequacy, guilt, entrapment, and failure. I had attempted different versions of budgeting for most of my life. In college, I projected my expenses and worked multiple jobs every...
by Alissa | May 5, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, marriage
Lesson #5–Budget Together Usually in every relationship there is one member who is a saver and one who is a spender. There is typically another combination: one who budgets willingly and one who doesn’t. You can be a saver who doesn’t budget or a spender who...
by Alissa | Mar 7, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, self-improvement
I’ll admit it: I am a spender. I cringe at the thought of money lazing in a savings account day after day. Bank crashes may actually be an illogical fear of mine (don’t judge). At the same time, though, I don’t consider myself an impulse-buyer,...
by Alissa | Oct 4, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, random thoughts, recommendations
Over the summer, our bank login was hacked and someone got access to both our checking and savings accounts and drained them all in a matter of minutes. It was such an eerie experience. We were putting our kids to bed when my husband and I both got notifications on...
by Alissa | Aug 23, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, motherhood
As I have previously confessed, I have been much more organized and educated about our family’s finances lately than ever before. I have read close to 20 book (seriously) on the subject this past year and read countless other articles and listened to hours and hours...
by Alissa | Jul 19, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, lifehacks, motherhood
Today I want to share with you how I approach meal planning and why this system works for me. I have been planning our meals this way for at least five years and I know it has been a big money-/time-/stress-saver for our family. Take it or leave it, I’m just putting...
