Creating a Monthly Budget that Works for Military Families

My good friend Katelyn Fagan, author of the fabulous blog What’s Up Fagans?, asked me to share how my husband and I managed to create a successful budget that we could actually stick to in the long run.

So I started telling her that it all began back when my husband and I did pre-marital counseling there was a whole session talking about finances. Our pastor asked all the tough questions, and we jumped straight into the nitty-gritty, answering his questions with all the honesty we could muster.

As a military family, my husband and I decided budget to live off only his income regardless if I am working or not. It’s helped make money less of a financial stress for us, in addition to eliminating about 95% of fights over money.

In the month before we were married, we developed a monthly budget and a spreadsheet to track everything month to month (which I’m giving away as a FREE download!).

Related: 9 Hidden Ways to Save Money Shopping on Base at the Commissary and Exchange 

So head on over to What’s Up Fagan’s to see my complete post and learn all the details about:

• How to create financial transparency.
• How to create a budget.
• How to implement the budget.
• How to actually stick with the budget.
• How to use a monthly budget spreadsheet (FREE to download at the end of the post!)

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