AfroBudgetingirl is your space for relatable, practical financial wisdom rooted in real stories, cultural nuance, and everyday challenges. It’s designed to help you understand your money, strengthen your mindset, and make confident financial decisions — one step at a time.
AfroBudgetingirl — Real Money Lessons for Real Life
What You’ll Find Here:
Family & Relationships Finance
Money guidance for love, marriage, divorce, parenting, and family life.
Budgeting, Debt & Money Basics
Simple budgeting tips, debt help, saving strategies, and everyday money tools.
Financial Protection & Security
Easy guides on insurance, emergency funds, and essential financial documents.
Legacy, Bereavement & End-of-Life
Support with funeral costs, inheritance issues, wills, and financial admin after loss.
Cost of Living & Real-Life Money Stories
Honest stories and reflections on financial stress, life changes, and rising costs.
Glow Up Budget Tips
A fictional, empowering mini-series featuring Black women — actresses, writers, producers — sharing fun and inspiring budgeting glow-ups.
Why It Matters
Every article blends practicality with real experience — helping you feel seen, supported, and equipped to build lasting financial confidence.
The Best Way to Budget: 5 Budgeting Methods and How to Budget With Purpose
There is no one right way to budget. Discover five popular budgeting methods, their pros and cons, and why budgeting with purpose is the key to financial freedom.
How to Prepare Your Budget for the Next Year: A Purpose-Driven and Practical Guide
Budgeting with purpose transforms your financial life by aligning your money with your values, lifestyle, and long-term goals. In this guide, you’ll learn how to build a yearly budget, analyze your spending, identify blind spots, and design a financial plan that supports clarity, control, and confidence all year long.
From Financial Vulnerability to Empowerment: My Journey with Afrobudgetingirl
More people than ever are experiencing financial vulnerability — even those who appear secure. In this article, Ingrid, founder of Afrobudgetingirl, shares her journey from the French West Indies to the UAE, uncovering what true financial vulnerability looks like, why it affects everyone regardless of income, and how awareness and planning can transform uncertainty into empowerment and lasting peace of mind.