Earn, Save & Live Smart
If financial fitness starts with making and saving money, Smart Money is about learning how to make those savings grow. Here at The Budget Diet we have full categories and resources on:
I named my blog The Budget Diet because saving money is so much like dieting! Diets require effort. Saving money requires effort. Diets are successful when you change your eating habits. Saving money becomes easier when you change you spending habits. When we go on a diet, we give up some of our favorite foods … Read more
Gourmet dog foods are popping up everywhere! There’s a refrigerated dog food case in my grocery, and a Whole Food Pet Market down the street. Nutritionally, these products are great. Affordable? Not so much. In fact, more of these foods cost more than my dinner!
Like so many families today, I am on a quest to live as debt free as possible. After getting my husband on board too, I thought it would be a fairly easy process. I figured we would simply cut up credit cards, establish a budget and then stick to it. What could be simpler? Well, … Read more
The price you are quoted for your auto insurance may not reflect every type of discount or reduction available. Although auto insurance agents may attempt to verify your eligibility for special deals, consumers should always ask about available discounts in a bid to shave dollars off of their insurance premiums. Read on and we will … Read more
Paying for internet from cable or phone companies can become quite expensive. Furthermore, wired internet options do not allow the freedom to leave the house and still have internet access. If you spend tons of time in lines waiting to pick up kids from school or watching your children participate in various activities, you often … Read more
Thanks to Ovo Energy for putting together this money saving infographic! Since Ovo Energy is a British company, here’s a “cheat sheet” to help you make sense of these numbers: 1 pence (p) is the equivalent to 1 cent 1 pound (£1) equals roughly $1.50. Brought to you by Ovo Energy the cheaper, greener and … Read more
One of the most important things kids can learn before they get their first job is how all aspects of banking work. Unfortunately, they only get a cursory glance at money in school because the school thinks the family should teach about banking, and parents think the schools are teaching about banking. There are kids … Read more
Today, it is simple to apply for credit cards and loans. Plenty of people own more than one credit card. As long as you can maintain a good credit rating, you are able to borrow money to help support the lifestyle you want to live. Because it is so easy to get money, people tend … Read more
With so many hands reaching into your pockets these days it can be nearly impossible to save money for a rainy day. People on the internet are inundated with ads and the level of sophistication just keeps increasing. The internet has made it a million times easier to spend your hard earned bucks in the … Read more
We try to teach our kids to count their money, and give them weekly allowances, hoping that witnessing the exchange of money for goods will help them learn the value of a dollar, but it can be hard to teach finances to little people who’ve never worked for a paycheck or had to pay bills. … Read more