Mark Butler

Trying to make budgeting on a limited income work? See a real life example from a married couple in their 30s taking home $2600/month.

I hope to create a $200,000 per year income within the next three years or so. Here's how I'm planning on getting there.

Wow. “Bill” – and Bill’s wife – are cool. Although I tried to be civil about it, I pretty much threw the two of you to the frugality wolves and you took it 100% in stride.

Take a deep breath, climb down off your high horse, and think about the mom, dad, and two boys behind the numbers I’m about to share.

Three months have passed since I committed to putting all major expenses on the table. The dialog and introspection that post inspired have created big progress in my finances.

If you’re struggling to talk about money in your CLOSEST relationship, here’s a few questions that will help you break the ice.

If my wife and I wanted to separate most of our finances while sharing certain bills, here’s how I’d do it: 1 budget file 3 checking accounts (Mark’s, Kate’s, Shared) 3 master categories (Mark’s, Kate’s, Shared) *I say ‘3 checking accounts’ for simplicity, but it’s more accurate to say three types of acc

Some partners prefer to budget together for shared expenses and separately for others. Here's one way to do that in YNAB!

Eating out is expensive, but you didn't need me to tell you that. I tracked every dollar to weigh the question: was it worth it?

From November 1998 to October 1999, a mountain bike was my sole means of transportation. I was living in northern Virginia at the time, riding around in a white shirt and tie with a little black name tag.