Debt · Marriagelife · Money · vacation

Saying No to Impulse Purchase

Back when we were home a few months ago, we got the ideas of going and spending sometime in Bali. In the past few years, we traveled to Bali quite often. Bali is a 40 minute plane ride away from Surabaya (City where I live). For me, the island has a different smell, it has… Continue reading Saying No to Impulse Purchase

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How I get my husband to join our money together after 6 years of marriage

I have been reading #totalmoneymakeover#smartmoneysmartkids, listening to Dave Ramsey’s podcast and watching clips about #Daveramsey since April 2016. I kept on telling my husband about my budget and my retirement dream. I told him how these goals are not so far and not so scary anymore because if we plan it now and do the calculation, we would reach… Continue reading How I get my husband to join our money together after 6 years of marriage

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When you set the budget meeting with the big “BOSS” a.k.a Spouse

Lesson learnt. Never ambush your spouse for budget meeting, because he would come up with different kind of reasons. “It’s the weekend, I don’t want to talk about money.” (but he is home only on the weekend, he is away working in another city on the weekdays) “I need to relax, I’ve been working the… Continue reading When you set the budget meeting with the big “BOSS” a.k.a Spouse