As the founder of Dr. Budgets, you can safely assume I have a good handle on my spending. But, even I have blind spots when it comes to my household expenses. Amazon Prime was one of those blind spots. In early 2019 we canceled our Amazon Prime subscription, and we haven’t looked back. If you

When starting to work with clients, the first thing we do together is look for easy ways to cut spending. Since I’ve been doing this for a long time, I can quickly identify a few things we can discuss with the potential to save hundreds or thousands of dollars per year with minimal impact on

What is the true cost of a larger house? Since my wife and I are thinking about moving from our condo into a single-family home within the next year or two, I asked myself, “Is that a sound financial decision?” To answer that question, I decided to crunch the numbers for our situation. I knew

Our lives have been turned upside down because of the pandemic, so I wanted to share what you can do now to financially prepare for life after COVID-19. As a side note, if you are facing financial hardship right now, please read our last post titled Coronavirus Outbreak Financial Tips. Since we don’t really know

In light of the coronavirus that is sweeping across the globe and the economic implications thereof, I wanted to share some coronavirus outbreak financial tips to help you weather the financial storm brought about by COVID-19. As a money coach, I support my clients by encouraging them to track their income/expenses, and holding them accountable

By Jeannie Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets Recently, I watched the entire series of “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” on Netflix (along with seemingly everyone else in the world) and I was inspired! One by one I watched as Marie Kondo helped people to transform their homes and, eventually, their relationship with stuff. I tackled organizing

By Daniel Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets Happy Holidays! It’s that time of the year again… time for family and loved ones, time for big feasts, and time for… holiday spending. Many people spend more on gifts during the last month of the year that they did the prior 11 months combined. And, after you factor

This month, my wife and I participated in our annual month-long spending freeze (No-Spend Month). You might be surprised to learn that my wife has been doing this for over ten years – long before she met me! She calls it “No-Spendtember.” I have since joined in the “fun” of participating in this annual financial

By Daniel Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets With Thanksgiving Day behind us and the holiday season upon us, I thought this would be a good time to write about how to spend with intention. Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful day for me to think about what I’m grateful for in my life… when I spend time

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