GB Bulletin: Prep Your Budget for the Holidays

Photo by Davies Designs Studio on Unsplash Because things might look more normal this year Last year, the holidays looked a lot different from what many of us were used to. Instead of spending money flying across the country to see family, or hosting big parties to ring in the New Year, many of us … Read more

How to Think about Paying for College

If you have a kid that may one day be interested in going to college, it can be helpful to think about how your family might prepare for that expense as far in advance as possible. Most importantly, you’ll need to set expectations about money (Who’s paying? How much are they paying?) as early as … Read more

What We’re Perusing #5

This is the fifth edition of our occasional What We’re Perusing newsletter. This time, we’ll be looking at who is getting married and why, a group of people who’ve returned to bartering for services, and how climate change has become more than an environmental issue. ARTICLE: The class divide | Marriage as a ‘luxury good’ … Read more

GB Bulletin: 4 Things We Can Learn from the Federal Budget

Photo by Obi Onyeador on Unsplash Even though our budgets aren’t as complex Crafting the United States’ federal budget is a huge undertaking that spans numerous offices and committees and months!  While our personal budgets won’t ever be nearly as complex, we can still learn a lot about the do’s and don’ts of budgeting from … Read more

4 Things We Can Learn from the US Federal Budget

Planning and preparing a country’s federal budget is no small task. In the United States, not only is the President involved in the process, but both the House and Senate have committees that are responsible for voting on and approving the budget. They spend months gathering reports on revenue, and attending meetings to figure out … Read more

You Don’t Have to Live Paycheck to Paycheck

GB 30 is here to help! It’s challenging living paycheck to paycheck. Without a one-month cushion, you’ll often find there’s a point in the month when your checking account balance gets uncomfortably low, forcing you to keep a close watch on your spending so you have enough for your next bill. Stopping this pattern isn’t … Read more

Resource Guide for Parents: Money as You Grow

As a parent, I’ve gotten excited about my kids’ developmental milestones, like their first steps and first day of kindergarten. And like most parents, I try to support my kids’ growth when it comes to my children’s physical, intellectual, and character development. In this post, I want to pay attention to the money milestones that … Read more