Even if you‘re on the right track, you‘ll get run over if you just sit there. – Will Roger Everyone needs some sort of accountability and support to achieve their goals. A study from the Dominican University concluded that “Those who sent weekly progress reports accomplished significantly more than those who had unwritten goals, wrote…
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Adrian from 7million7years.com posted about Trent Hamm’s Personal Finance on Just One Page. He challenged everyone to create a one page that sums up their personal finance system. This is my system to beginning personal finance.
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We just recently purchased a 7 passenger Ford Explorer. Buying a car tends to consume your life while you are doing it. You notice cars everywhere. You pay attention to the feel of the seats, and hurt your neck trying to look at used car dealerships when you pass. Here are a few tips on…
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Each year I choose one specific goal to work on. I’ve found when I split my focus it becomes confusing, and hard to achieve. I declared 2006 our “Pay Off Debt Year”. Our monthly bills were just too high. I made two thirds of the income and my husband is a performer with a variable…
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Simplicity is a proven principal in life. Every successful and long lasting business I know of has incorporated simplicity into their business. No one wants to deal with things if they are complicated and they would rather spend their time looking for a simpler solution to their problem than figuring out a complex one. Let…
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When I quit my job to work for myself I was terrified of not having my weekly paycheck. My husband has always been self employed, but I always had a steady paycheck. That first winter was rough. Winters have always been the lean times for my husband’s business. We save in the summer and it…
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Image by clevercupcakes via Flickr Practicing sound financial habits does not have to be boring. It would be horrible for anyone to live a Scrooge-like existence everyday in order to save a few dollars here and there. Humans are gregarious creatures and need social interaction. This, however, does not mean that you have to break…
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So the last post in this series involved how to be honest. Being honest means facing up to the facts and accepting them for what they are. Here is your chance! This is the part that everyone hates. Who wants to know how much debt they are in? Who wants to know that they have…
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It’s already August, so it’s time for another income and expenses report. I love going back through the month to see how we did. At the end I’ll explain a little more about my lax method of budgeting and income and expenses. INCOME This is usually our best month of the year, and it looks…
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I didn’t realize how fast paced life is until I stepped back from it. I spent two days at our camp by the river, by myself. I wanted to step out of reality for awhile and have a few silent days away from the constant noise of life. The main reason why I scheduled this…
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