Matt and I have been thinking a lot about the concept of sticking to your budget. We dropped down to one income in January and really tightened up our spending.

We are trying to use Mint religiously. It forces us to think about how much money we have in each category. Each week, for example, I take items out of my online cart if I’m starting to go over our grocery budget. We also opt for free things rather than paid activities, if we know we are going to exceed our Entertainment budget. We only get something on Amazon if we have cash back bonus points from our credit cards. … Read More