Organizing Your Finances
Whether you are 22 and just starting out or close to retirement, you need to keep your finances well organized. It is a mistake to think that making a lot of money ensures financial success. In fact,...
View Article“Tax season is SO confusing for me.. can you give me the short and sweet...
We recommend, first, that you give everything a home. Set aside 15 file folders to get everything organized, and then take those folders and label them for each of the critical tax categories: - Bank...
View ArticleA month of financial savvy
Last month, we gave you a roadmap for organizing your time and tasks today so that you could be more thoughtful tomorrow. This month, we’ve mapped out 31 small steps you can take each day of this month...
View ArticleHelp! My Wallet Needs a Makeover
My wallet officially became embarrassing a few weeks ago, when I opened it up to pay for a coffee. Out spilled ATM receipts (showing my dismal balance), slips of motivational notes to myself (“Go to...
View ArticleThe 5 essentials of financial organization
Along with losing weight and getting organized, saving more money or clawing out of debt typically round out the top 3 New Year’s resolutions. As far as changes go, it’s probably the most difficult to...
View ArticleThe 5 biggest budgeting mistakes & how to avoid them
Have you ever started a budget only to throw your hands up in disgust because “it’s not working” after a few months? Are you perhaps afraid to make one because you equate budgeting with financial...
View ArticleWas the stuff you bought worth $29k in interest?
Sometimes it helps to look at the cost of clutter from a different angle. Do you ever think about the hidden costs of the stuff you buy? This chart below, courtesy of Seeing Finance, shows you in...
View Article10 things you can do in 10 minutes to improve your finances
As I mentioned on my post over at BabyCenter this morning, the mere mention of the word finance unleashes Olympic-level procrastination in me. In all honesty, I’d rather be Pinning healthy dinner ideas...
View ArticleLinks: 5 great posts from around the blogosphere on organizing finances
There are so many incredible writers out there on these interwebs and some shady ones too – especially in the area of personal finance, the focus of our March Challenge). I thought it might be helpful...
View Article5 must-have tech tools for streamlining finances
Many people put off organizing their finances because they believe it will be a time-intensive chore. Fortunately in this technological day and age, it doesn’t have to be. A wide variety of free and...
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