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By Daniel Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets Do you spend your money with intention? Creating a budget is about prioritizing where you want to spend your money and how you are going to fund your goals… whether that be to travel, buy a new car, save for a house, or save for retirement. Rachel shared with us how she was able to pay off $14,000 in debt in 11 months and how life is different now Read More

Dr. Budgets was featured on the popular Young House Love Has a Podcast on September 11, 2017 (Episode #63)! Here’s a link to the episode: #63: LET’S TALK ABOUT MONEY & HOW TO SPEND IT SMARTER. Here’s their introduction to the episode: “Who wouldn’t want more money in the ol’ bank account? So we picked a money expert’s brain for the most common places he finds his clients overspending, and for his best tips on making Read More

  Until now, you may not have even heard of a money coach… so how would you know if you can benefit from hiring one!? We created this simple quiz to give you a general sense of your financial picture. Based on your answers, you can find out if you can benefit from working with a money coach. Ready? Let’s get started! 1.  Do you know how much you spend each month on food (groceries Read More

By Daniel Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets Becoming a dad is the most challenging, yet rewarding thing I have ever done. Although nothing could have prepared me for this experience (not even this blog post!), there are some things I wish I knew before becoming a dad. Below are the 7 things I wish I know before becoming a dad… 1) It’s Expensive. Yes, I did read the articles that state that raising a child until Read More

By Jeannie Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets Daniel and I met in 2011. We knew right away that our relationship was special, so it might not surprise you to learn that we started talking about some pretty serious stuff early on: kids, marriage, and, especially, money (he is Dr. Budgets, after all!). Before too long, Daniel had looked at where I was spending my money and made some suggestions to pay down the debt I had Read More

By Daniel Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets Being in the honeymoon stage after getting married is an exciting time! You’ve just committed to your partner and are starting your lives together. This new life together might mean moving in together, figuring out how to pay for your wedding debt, taking on new joint expenses, or preparing for some big expenses in the near future (buying a house, having a baby, etc.). This may lead to some Read More

By Daniel Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets Life is short. Recently, I have been in a reflective mood because that has become very apparent to me. I started thinking about my life and whether I was living it the way I truly intended. The Dr. Budgets tagline is Spend Wisely. Live Wealthy.™, so I started thinking about it in terms of spending my time wisely to live wealthy because time is finite, and you can run Read More

  By Daniel Rodriguez (Dr. Budgets) & Scott Elliott (Kool Body Personal Training) This month we are doing a joint blog post with Scott Elliott with Kool Body Personal Training. We are each sharing our perspective on 5 Ways Healthy Habits Save You Money from a health and wealth standpoint. Here are the five habits:   Eat Your Breakfast Scott: Most of us are in such a rush to get out the door and to Read More