Where We Keep our Emergency Fund
For almost the entirety of our marriage, Tara and I have had an emergency fund set aside. We’ve almost always had at least $1,000 in the emergency fund and, for …
The Fund Family Interviews #004 – Kesley and Ryan
Part of becoming financially independent is to create a team around you that will help you achieve success. The purpose of the fund family interviews is to help you get …
Italy Trip Budget Report
A few weeks before our trip to Italy, I wrote an article about our preparations for the trip and talked about our budget. Since following through and reviewing the budget …
Five Tips for Financial Success
We have been asked a lot lately about our “tips and tricks” to financial success, and although we have no “get rich quick” scheme or ways of becoming an millionaire …
Fund Family Vacations: Preparing for Rome
I can’t wait until May! In about a month and a half, the Fund Family is going to take our first group vacation out of the country! We are all …
How to Use the Envelope System
The Envelope system The first time Casey and I ever budgeted was shortly after we got engaged and started planning our wedding. We had been discussing everything that we would …
How to Set a Budget (and What to Do Before You Start to Ensure Success)
HOW TO SET A BUDGET There has been a lot of buzz and discussion around budgets over the past few years, which I LOVE because I know first-hand just how …