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Accepting Money for a Favor

Accepting Money for a Favor

This week, one of my colleagues asked me if I would edit a document he’s working on – and he offered to pay me to do it.  I said that I would help with the edits but turned down the payment offer twice and we left the money issue unresolved.  I’m still not sure what to do.   I feel a little strange accepting money from a friend for what I consider to be a favor.  I … Read entire article »

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How Often Do You Adjust Your Budget?

How Often Do You Adjust Your Budget?

Kyle and I have to do a massive budget overhaul for next month.  We need major edits in groceries, tithe, cars, and travel and minor edits in several other categories.  Of course there are always more needs/wants than take-home pay so we have to make some tough decisions. I realized this is the first big edit we’ve done in quite some time though.  Every few months we’ll adjust a category or two by a small amount, … Read entire article »

Filed under: budgeting, participation