Don’t go into debt for a wedding 🙅🏻‍♀️ While there's nothing wrong with celebrating (you totally should!), a wedding is more than flower arrangements and seating charts. It's about the commitment you and your fiancé are making together. A wedding is only one, very small part of your actual marriage—and you don't need to go into debt to marry the person you love. | Rachel Cruze

Wedding season is on the way and my brother is engaged! I sat down with him and his fiancé to talk about how they approach the wedding budget.❤️ A few great pre-wedding resources: Smart Money Smart Kids Book - https://goo.gl/vAjioG EveryDollar Budgeting App - https://goo.gl/9WbrN4 Financial Peace University Class - https://goo.gl/bqFJCR | Rachel Cruze

Let’s talk about where to start out when budgeting. Even before you begin working on your debt, you want to make sure you have your four walls covered — food, shelter, transportation and utilities! These are your non-negotiables and they have to get covered first. After you’ve gotten those taken care of, you can start to work on the rest of the baby steps. 💪🏽 | Rachel Cruze

Some tips on budgeting with an irregular income! If you’re in debt still, include those payments in what is necessary as well. | Rachel Cruze

This is one of my best budgeting tips! It helped me keep from overspending and I hope it helps you too. You can get my RC Wallet on sale for $64.99 at the link in my comments! | Rachel Cruze