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Everybody knows the reputation New Year’s resolutions get for being abandoned in under a month. Following through with your saving and budget goals can be difficult. There are thousands of strategies for keeping your resolutions, but I’ve found that the best goal-keeping mechanism is to make yourself accountable. There are several ways to accomplish this. Make Firm [...] January 25th, 2010 | Tags: accountability, budget | Category: Finance | 5 comments - (Comments are closed) | Subscribe |
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Everybody occasionally buys things they don’t need, from DVDs to luxury cars. There are signs that what you’re buy may not be an actual necessity. Here are five signs you should put that back: You’re buying that sweater or video game for the endorphin hit, you’re shopping for the addictive high not to fill an actual need. It’s [...] January 22nd, 2010 | Tags: budget, frugal, planning | Category: Finance | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) | Subscribe |
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Part 4 of the Budget Lesson series. Please see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 to catch up. The Google Doc of this example is here. The final category in my budget is “Set-aside funds”. These are the categories that don’t have specific payout amounts and happen at irregular intervals. When my car is paid off, [...] January 20th, 2010 | Tags: budget | Category: Finance | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) | Subscribe |
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I keep calling these lessons, but they are examples and explanations, more than lessons. Names aside, please see Part 1 and Part 2 to catch up. The Google Doc of this example is here.
This time, I’m going to review my non-monthly bills. These are the bills that have to be paid, but not on [...] January 15th, 2010 | Tags: budget | Category: Finance | Comments are closed | Subscribe |
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