Source: jj / cicely jones
Getting out of debt and starting a successful budget may seem impossible if you’re living paycheck to paycheck. It’s a never-ending cycle that is consumed with expenses and the lack of money to pay them. Monthly expenses have us waiting anxiously for the next paycheck after we have just spent the last one.
15 years ago I struggled with a major life change that caused for me to put myself on a strict budget. But by the grace of God, He pulled me through that one. 4 years ago, due to yet another life change, I was amongst the destitute and back to living paycheck to paycheck. This was an area I vowed I did not want to revisit ever again, but through life and life situations… it was inevitable. Because of what I went through 15 years ago, I knew I needed strap my boots on and go back to budgeting, accepting life changes and make some sacrifices. I began to remember the situations that I overcame in the past and realized that if I could get through those… I was definitely going to make it through this.
Knowing the lack of money was the forefront of my problem, I looked at my finances very closely. After doing all the penny pinching I could, it was revealed to me that I needed to increase my INCOME! My spending habits had diminished to just paying bills and buying food, so something else had to be the problem!!! It was my income! There needed to be an increase from somewhere! So in experiencing that my question went from, “Where can I cut?” to “How I can increase?”
A lot of people talk about cutting expenses and budgeting, but let’s talk about increasing income! There are some things that you should consider to increase your income to bring more money home.
