Budget Blog

In the book The Next Millionaires by Paul Pilzer, the idea is put forth that our financial success is not only based on what resources we have available to us but also what tools we use. The Next Millionaires is a great book on the new economics that will shape our current and future generations and it challenges many old economic principles. One of the great gems found inside is an equation that Paul discovered. W = P * T Wealth = Personal Resources * Technology This theory suggests that our wealth (as a society) is determined not only by [...]

CalendarBudget has moved to a monthly cost of $3.99 USD/month. Many of you have asked why so inexpensive? We'd love to share our plans with you! Since the beginning we've wanted CalendarBudget to be available to as many people as possible. We know that people have been spoiled by free tools on the Internet and any fee-based service - as awesome as it may be - will be overlooked by many people. We were free for a long time (2013-2017), but that model did not allow us to provide our best for you. As you know, we are passionate about [...]

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Yes! Yes, you can get a car loan during bankruptcy if you live in Canada and it's actually not as difficult as you might think. You might be thinking that creditors will run from your car loan application, but in fact, there are many lenders and creditors out there that want your business simply because your car loan would be a secured loan A secured car loan is a safer loan type for lenders when working with people with not so great credit. Going through the bankruptcy process is hard enough as it is for obvious reasons, but please don't feel [...]

Microsoft Money Discontinued But Still Popular Microsoft discontinued development of MS Money in 2009. Despite the product being discontinued, and the free "Sunset" version being crippled, About.com reports that "MS Money" is still the most searched for term in their Personal Finance forums. Other Better Tools Now Available It's funny how we get used to something and would just rather stick with it rather than change - even if the change is a much better option. Think about how so many people took a long time before even trying a bank ATM and still waited in line for the teller [...]

It's always sad to see a company close its doors. We know Adaptu users have put a ton of effort into setting up their budget and money plans and don't want that to go to waste by having to start over again... so, we at CalendarBudget spent the day writing a special import script for Adaptu data export files. See the article here on About.com to learn how to export your Adaptu data. Once you have your export file, go to CalendarBudget, sign up for your free account, then import your file when the Account Setup Wizard opens. It's that easy. Here's a short [...]

Remember when you were a kid spending your allowance at the candy store? There's just something about having a pocket full of cash, isn't there? It just wasn't right if you left the store with any money. ALL of it had to be spent - after all, you worked hard for that money, why not treat yourself to the max! However, with cash, there is no automated record of what it was spent on and thus less accountability. That's why I use a debit card whenever I can. Using a debit card allows the following conveniences: No need to carry cash [...]