August is going to my ‘Financial Transparency Month’. Several of the blogs on my blogroll include their budget and spending information. The main reason is for them to hold themselves accountable. I noticed that several of them have gotten out of debt and are now saving money. I definitely want to do well financially and so I decided to test drive this. I already do this at home with my husband, but it’s definitely a different step to share this on a blog.            At the end of this month, I’ll review the status and decide if this is the way to go for me. Personal finance is definitely personal, so just because it worked for others doesn’t mean it’ll work for me. Please leave any suggestions if you see anything that I could fix with my current budgeting. Thanks and have a great day.

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• Weekly Round Up: Preparing for Visitors This weekend is busy, as we're preparing to have family over next weekend. I'm trying to get all my freelance work and errands done, so I' have plenty of free time to hang with my in-laws when they come down. I'm looking forward to having a great time and showing......

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• Top Ten Ways Personal Finance Blogging has Helped Me 10. I make money from advertising. Let's get this obvious one out of the way. I do make some money and it's almost to the point where it might start to match that of a part-time minimum wage job. However, I won't be quitting my day job any time soon.......