One of the best things I enjoy about working for BudgetPulse is to connect with not only users, but other writers in the personal finance blogosphere.  There are so many great bloggers out there who offer up some incredibly useful advice and insight on decisions they have made with finances regarding their own personal finances, [...]

You may think that having a budget is simply checking your bank statement to see where your hard earned money is going, but that is far from the whole process.  There are a lot of components involved in making a proper budget, but luckily, just looking at the bank statement is the first step.  In [...]

Having a budget is the first step toward financial freedom.  Creating one will enable you to track your spending, save up for big purchases, control your credit card expenses, and gain financial wealth.  While it may seem like something that everyone does, it’s amazing how many people work hard and do not have a budget. [...]

Nathon Hay is a BudgetPulse user and fan and have connected with him many times through email and Twitter talking about our respective budgeting wants and goals.  It’s great to get to know our users more in depth and he gladly accepted doing an interview for the blog about one of his projects.  Here is [...]

Retirement after a certain age is inevitable; however, a steady source of income is not!   One of the major issues that most people face after retirement is no steady source of income. This steady source of income is mandatory to manage the home budget and pay off the grocery, telephone, and cable bills. A [...]

We all like new stuff. Whether it’s the latest Wii, a thinner flat-screen, a remodeled kitchen … or anything else for that matter, we’re human and we all like new stuff. Here’s the rub though: if you buy it now on credit, you could end up paying for that new stuff many times over, and [...]

By Virginia O’Connor Yes, we all agree that the economy isn’t the best right now, but enough of the blame game already. There is nothing that new in this financial crisis and some of us who have been around awhile have seen all this before. Remember the high interest balloon payment mortgages of the 1970s? [...]

After speaking with a few users after the release, we tweaked and improved upon some features for the site since the release.  The one major upgrade is the reintroduction of the summary page.  There has been a lot of requests from users to bring back this function because it provided so much value.  We are bringing it back for [...]

By Virgina O’Connor We previously blogged about how HSAs are helping Americans with their immediate health care costs, and we stand by that, but as more than one reader appropriately noted, HSAs come with some obligations. You have to have an emergency fund for unexpected expenses. Now, we know you’ve heard all of this before, [...]