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

Budgeting as a Student | Featured Budgeter

Meet Arianna. She’s a 30-something, second-year grad student who’s learning and teaching Italian at the University of Florida. She’d say she’s in limbo since she’s transitioning into a new career field. But I still wanted to know more about what it’s been like for her budgeting as a student, and she was kind enough to … Read more

How to Prep Your Budget for the Back to School Season

Students all across the world shifted to remote learning over a year ago because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This shift had a sudden and dramatic effect on families’ childcare needs, and combined with other effects of the pandemic, like possible losses of parents’ income, many families were forced to make similarly sudden changes to … Read more

4 Ideas for Cheap Summer Fun with Kids

For school-aged kids in the US, summertime is the best time of the year. After 9 months of intense learning, having a multi-month break from school is just the thing any kid needs — or at least, it was for me.  With that said, summer vacation isn’t necessarily a relaxing time for everyone in the … Read more