Have you ever been canoeing with someone? Woah, is that a make it or break it relationship!? If you’re not paddling in sync with your partner it’s hard to get anywhere. And if only one of you is paddling it makes the journey that much harder. 

Trying to budget in a marriage is a lot like paddling a canoe. If you’re not rowing in the same direction you won’t get where you want to go. 

But why are regular budget meetings so important

It's really easy to stand up and say "I want to get out of debt." And I could list 101 reasons why any person would want to get out of debt. But really and truly, until you have your own reasons and your own source of motivation, it's null. 

As we continue to run through February in our 28 Days of Better Saving and Spending Habits let's stay motivated. Here are some great frugal reads from around the web. 

Bills are a part of life. You know they are coming. You know you have to pay them, but it doesn't make it any less pleasant. 

Bills are a huge chunk of your monthly budget, but you have more control over them than you might think. 

Today I wanted to share with you how our family has been able to lower some of our bills and add more margin to our budget and decrease our spending by $1,500 a year. 

Today we are going to talk about developing a plan to pay down your debt. There are so many plans and so much advice out there on paying down your debt. So I am just going to share what worked for us.

It's sort of an embarrassing thing to admit that you don't know who you owe money to. But I once fell so far down the rabbit hole I didn't know who I owed money to. 

Trust me, that was a hard sentence to type. It was an even harder reality to live. 

If you're there now I want you to take a deep breath. You can fix this. It's not too late. Once you realize the mess you're in, it's important to take the steps to clean up that mess. 

If you're bringing home a steady paycheck, but you're finding yourself with more month than money, it's easy to ask: Where is my money going? 

Let's look at some places where your budget might be leaking. SO let's unpack this together and not only look at the bigger picture but take control of it.