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  • how cheer parents can save money on travel with the Southwest Companion Pass and credit card rewards

    How Cheer Parents Can Fly Smarter: Why December...

    Let’s be real, cheer parents: between booking flights, paying for hotels, and ensuring your athlete’s uniform hasn’t disappeared into the cheer bag abyss, competition season can drain your wallet and...

    How Cheer Parents Can Fly Smarter: Why December...

    Let’s be real, cheer parents: between booking flights, paying for hotels, and ensuring your athlete’s uniform hasn’t disappeared into the cheer bag abyss, competition season can drain your wallet and...

  • Our Favorite Budget App for Cheer Moms: Part 3, Setting Up Category Groups

    Our Favorite Budget App for Cheer Moms: Part 3,...

    In YNAB, categories allow you to organize your spending into “digital envelopes.” For cheer expenses, we’ll create category groups that help us break down the budget by specific needs, like...

    Our Favorite Budget App for Cheer Moms: Part 3,...

    In YNAB, categories allow you to organize your spending into “digital envelopes.” For cheer expenses, we’ll create category groups that help us break down the budget by specific needs, like...

  • Our Favorite Budget App for Cheer Moms: Part 2, Account Setup

    Our Favorite Budget App for Cheer Moms: Part 2,...

    Welcome back! Now that you understand the basics of YNAB, it’s time to start building our budget. The first step is to add an unlinked account, which will represent the...

    Our Favorite Budget App for Cheer Moms: Part 2,...

    Welcome back! Now that you understand the basics of YNAB, it’s time to start building our budget. The first step is to add an unlinked account, which will represent the...

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My Cheer Budget: What I Spent

What I Spent at Cheer Showcase: Budgeting for C...

Hi cheer fam!  With competition season just a few weeks away, things are heating up at our gym! The teams are polishing routines, and we're all eagerly awaiting the arrival of...

What I Spent at Cheer Showcase: Budgeting for C...

Hi cheer fam!  With competition season just a few weeks away, things are heating up at our gym! The teams are polishing routines, and we're all eagerly awaiting the arrival of...

What I Spent on My Daughter’s Cheer in Septembe...

Curious about the real costs of all star cheerleading? I'm breaking down exactly what I spent on my daughter’s cheer in September, including competition fees, private lessons, and those long...

What I Spent on My Daughter’s Cheer in Septembe...

Curious about the real costs of all star cheerleading? I'm breaking down exactly what I spent on my daughter’s cheer in September, including competition fees, private lessons, and those long...

What I Spent: Hotels Booked in Points for Whole...

Looking to save money on hotels for cheer competitions? At My Cheer Budget, we used travel hacking to book hotels for the whole season for under $50 per night using...

What I Spent: Hotels Booked in Points for Whole...

Looking to save money on hotels for cheer competitions? At My Cheer Budget, we used travel hacking to book hotels for the whole season for under $50 per night using...

What I Spent: Team Shoelaces and Scrunchie

Hi there, team My Cheer Budget! Summer practice is in full swing at our gym. I have enjoyed listening to my Laurel explain the new stunts that she is learning in practice (even...

What I Spent: Team Shoelaces and Scrunchie

Hi there, team My Cheer Budget! Summer practice is in full swing at our gym. I have enjoyed listening to my Laurel explain the new stunts that she is learning in practice (even...

What I Spent: Used Practice Wear

When my daughter outgrew her practice set, I turned to the gym’s buy/sell group and scored a great deal!

What I Spent: Used Practice Wear

When my daughter outgrew her practice set, I turned to the gym’s buy/sell group and scored a great deal!

What I Spent: New Practice Wear

We are deep into preparations for next cheer season in our house. Two teams from our gym are competing at Worlds this weekend, and six more will be competing at...

What I Spent: New Practice Wear

We are deep into preparations for next cheer season in our house. Two teams from our gym are competing at Worlds this weekend, and six more will be competing at...