Penny KiddMoney Life Coach, Pennywise Coaching · Changing Financial Lives So You Can Keep More Money & Stress Less | Speaker | Author | Financial Coach

Home maintenance adds up! Don’t forget to plan for some in your budget.

14 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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Yard work costs like tree removal and landscaping sneak up on homeowners. Set aside money in a dedicated home maintenance fund so unexpected expenses don't derail your budget.

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Are you a homeowner? Or even if you rent, do you spend money in your yard on the upkeep, the planting flowers, the yard maintenance, the trimming trees, cutting down trees? God forbid it's a very big tree like that, right? I'm out here weeding my garden because I have a garden that mostly grows weeds, but it got me to thinking that one of the line items you might want to plan for, whether you own or rent, if you spend money on a yard it tends to become an irregular expense, right? And it's something maybe you don't plan for, but it can add up. So maybe start a household fund, whether it's for inside or outside. That would be a great line item. Be wise.