by Kai Dickens | Apr 14, 2026 | Debt, Family, Financial Goals, Love and Marriage, Spend Wisely, Spending Plan
Let me ask you something. Are you and your partner constantly figuring out who owes who what? Venmoing each other back and forth for the electric bill? Arguing about who spent what? Yeah, that often means their is too much month at the end of the money and it...
by Kai Dickens | Apr 7, 2026 | Debt, Financial Goals, Spend Wisely, Spending Plan
I know, I know. That’s probably not what you expected to hear from a budget coach. But hear me out. When people first come to me, a lot of them are surprised to find out that I don’t talk about investing. And the question I always get is…why not?...
by Daniel Rodriguez | Nov 16, 2020 | Spend Wisely
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...
by Daniel Rodriguez | Aug 17, 2020 | Spend Wisely
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...
by Daniel Rodriguez | May 15, 2020 | Spend Wisely
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...
by Daniel Rodriguez | Apr 28, 2020 | Spend Wisely
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...
