Better Financial Counseling Network
Better Finances. Better Living.
Better Financial Counseling Network
Better Finances. Better Living.
Whether caused by lack of work, illness (yours or a loved one’s), or political stalemate, a reduced income can trigger immediate and substantial financial hardship. While personal finance professionals preach the wisdom of having a liquid emergency fund totaling three to six months of living expenses to help ease the financial burden of an emergency, …
“I see a bad moon a-rising. I see trouble on the way.” That’s a lyric from the classic song by Creedence Clearwater Revival released in 1973. Here, in newly minted 2019, many of our fellow Americans are adjusting this lyric to the bad moon has risen and the trouble is here. Due to the protracted, …
The statistics are out there-telling us, financially, the holiday season is not all merry & bright. Many of us struggle to stick to a holiday budget-if we’ve even attempted to create one. (Am I right?) According to yougov.com, 15% of Americans are still paying off 2017’s holiday debt. One key to avoiding the dreaded Holiday …
Budgeting is one of those things that can be compared to cleaning your house…you know the benefit of doing it but getting started always seems like such a chore (pun intended). Just like cleaning your house gets easier over time, the more you use a budget to manage your income and expenses, the easier it …
Welcome 2019! In the spirit of a new year, the Accredited Financial Counselors (AFC®) at Better Financial Counseling Network took some time to reflect back to early in our financial journeys. Here’s some of the best decisions we made to grow bright financial futures. Terri: Paying myself FIRST In the beginning, that meant $20 a …