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Simple budgeting tools and honest guides for real incomes. Plan each paycheck, catch up on bills, and pay off debt with a plan you can actually follow.

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EXAMPLE: PAYCHECK #1 PLAN

Take-home$1,100

Rent (half)−$500

Groceries + gas−$300

Bills due before next check−$200

Buffer savings−$40

Debt snowball extra−$60

Left to assign$0 ✓

Holiday gift guides

Funny, retro-illustrated tees, sweatshirts, mugs, ornaments and stockings, printed to order. Browse every gift guide below or go straight to the shop.

Funny Christmas Sweatshirts for Adults: 7 Retro Animal Crewnecks

Funny Christmas sweatshirts for adults: a tree-wrecking cat, a guard hen, a pug in a stocking, a penguin in every scarf, a possum, a cocoa frog and a raccoon tangled in lights. From $26.49.

8 Nights of Hanukkah Gift Ideas for Adults: One Small Gift a Night

A night-by-night plan for 8 nights of Hanukkah gifts for adults: five mugs at $10.99 and three tees from $20.49, with cats, latkes, dreidels and blue and gold stars. Hanukkah 2026 starts Dec 4.

Funny Stocking Stuffers for Adults Under $15: Ornaments and Printable Kits

Stocking stuffers for adults under $15: five funny ceramic animal ornaments at $9.49 and printable budgeting kits from $3.99, small enough for a stocking. With order-by dates.

Funny Secret Santa Gifts Under $30: Tees and Stockings for Coworkers and Friends

Funny Secret Santa gifts under $30: retro animal Christmas tees from $20.49, a cash-envelope budgeting tee and Christmas stockings at $22.49, with sizing tips for buying blind.

Funny Christmas Ornaments for Adults, Friends and Coworkers

Five funny ceramic Christmas ornaments for adults, friends and coworkers: a tree-wrecking cat, a guard hen, a penguin in every scarf, a live-ornament possum and a pug in a stocking. $9.49 each.

Funny Christmas Gifts for Dog Lovers (Pug, Dachshund and Dinner-Table Dogs)

Funny gifts for dog lovers: a pug Christmas stocking, ornament, mug, tee and sweatshirt, a dog-under-the-table Thanksgiving tee and a dachshund Hanukkah tee, with order-by dates.

Christmas Gifts for Budgeters and Frugal Friends: Funny Tees and Useful Tools

Gift ideas for budgeters and frugal friends: four funny budgeting tees, printable budget and savings kits from $3.99, and a free bill tracker. No guilt, no lectures.

Funny Christmas Gifts for Cat Lovers (Plus Hanukkah and Thanksgiving Picks)

Funny gifts for cat lovers: a tree-undecorating cat mug, tee, sweatshirt and ornament, a dreidel-pouncing cat tee, a latke-supervising cat and a cat on the leftovers night shift. Prices and order-by dates.

Funny Thanksgiving Shirts and Mugs

Funny Thanksgiving shirts and mugs with retro illustrated turkeys, frogs, cats and dogs. Prices, what each design shows, and when to order.

Hanukkah Gifts: Cute and Classic Tees and Mugs

Hanukkah tees and mugs in two styles: cute retro animals (cats, a dachshund, a pajama bear) and classic blue and gold star and menorah designs, plus when to order.

Funny Animal Holiday Gifts

Funny animal holiday tees and sweatshirts: a possum playing dead till spring, a frog in a cocoa mug and a raccoon who did the lights himself.

Funny Christmas Mugs for Cat, Dog and Bird Lovers

Funny Christmas mugs for pet and animal lovers: a protective hen, an undecorating cat, a penguin in every scarf, and a pug that mostly fits in a stocking.

Gifts Under $20 for Coworkers and Secret Santa

Funny gifts under $20 for coworkers, Secret Santa and white elephant swaps: nine holiday mugs, all $10.99, with order-by dates.

Funny Budgeting Shirts for People Who Love a Good Spreadsheet

Funny budgeting shirts for spreadsheet lovers, cash stuffers and debt snowballers: four tees, with prices and who each one suits.

Funny Friendsgiving Outfit Ideas

Funny Friendsgiving outfit ideas built around retro Thanksgiving tees: easy outfits, group-theme ideas, and a mug for the host.

Funny Christmas Gifts for Chicken Lovers (Stocking, Ornament, Mug, Tee and More)

Funny Christmas gifts for chicken lovers and backyard hen keepers: one stern hen guarding the good ornaments, on a stocking, ornament, mug, tee, sweatshirt and fleece blanket.

Funny Possum Gifts for Christmas: Ornament, Stocking, Tees and a Sweatshirt

Funny possum gifts for adults who love the trash-can critter: a possum hanging upside down as a live ornament, and a possum playing dead till spring, on an ornament, stocking, tees and a sweatshirt.

Funny Gifts for Frog Lovers: Cocoa Frog Blanket, Tee, Sweatshirt and a Thanksgiving Mug

Funny gifts for frog lovers: a frog soaking in a cup of cocoa on a fleece blanket, tee and sweatshirt, plus a frog lounging in a gravy boat on a Thanksgiving tee and mug.

Funny White Elephant Gifts Under $25: Ornaments, Stockings and Mugs

Funny white elephant gift ideas under $25 for work and friends: retro animal ornaments at $9.49, mugs at $10.99 and Christmas stockings at $22.49, with tips for the swap.

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Paycheck planner, bill tracker, sinking funds, savings challenge, and a snowball/avalanche debt calculator. Excel + Google Sheets + printable PDF.

$6.99

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All 4 kits in one download (separately $24.96) plus the bonus bill tracker.

$14.99

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Up to 20 funds with per-month and per-paycheck amounts, deposit log, 12-month plan, plus 9 printable pages.

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