I am excited to start writing for Personal Finance Analyst!  Through this site, I look forward to sharing personal stories and my outlook on financial situations facing many of us today.

In the past, I’ve owned and managed two small businesses.  One I sold when I married, the other was sold when my husband and I decided to move to Arizona.  The businesses gave me experience in marketing, budgeting, employee management and time management. This experience has proved useful even though we no longer have those small businesses.

Currently, my husband works as a salesman earning 100% commission and I am a freelance writer.  Over the years I have learned to carefully budget and stretch our dollars to cover the lean times.  I will share many of these strategies through future posts.

I consider it my responsibility to manage my family’s money to the best of my ability.  I also want to share what I’ve learned with others to help them make the most of their family’s money.  I plan to provide plenty of good ideas to the readers of this blog.  I will focus on specific topics during the week, as follows:

Mondays — General Money Savings Tips
Tuesdays — Real Estate Issues
Wednesdays — Frugal Grocery / Meal Ideas
Thursdays — Kids and Money
Fridays — Current Affairs / Financial News

I’ll get started tomorrow with a few great money saving ideas as we head into the holiday season!