A bend in the road is not the end of the road . . . unless you fail to make the turn. ~ Author Unknown Update: This article was selected for the Best of Money Carnival – 10 Things I Like about Autumn posted at Green Panda Treehouse. Thank you! Like a bend in the… Continue Reading
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Your Life Balance Sheet
Health is a large word. It embraces not the body only, but the mind and spirit as well; . . . and not today’s pain or pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of a man. ~ James H. West Update: This article is featured in the Money Hacks Carnival #112 posted at Mrs.… Continue Reading
How to Make a Budget: Your One-Stop Shop
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. ~ John Pierpont Morgan (Yep, it’s that J.P. Morgan) Update: This post is included in the Money Hacks Carnival #102 at Passive Income Now. It’s also in the carnival Personal Finance: Third Edition. Thanks! A lot… Continue Reading
Your Budget: 5 Factors That Will Determine What It Looks Like
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm . ~ Winston Churchill There is no single right way to make a budget. Like most other aspects of personal finance and life we just need to figure out how to make the one that works best for us. Usually, this will mean… Continue Reading
Do You Need a Budget?
If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. ~ Lawrence J. Peter Budget. Just uttering the word can make people cringe, squirm, and head for the hills. Even noted personal finance expert David Bachclaims that budgets don’t work. Rather, he says that we should “toss out the budget and… Continue Reading
Book Review: All Your Worth
Sometimes people who save their money are shown as the colorless folks, the conservative ones who don’t dare. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, people who save are the ones who dare to dream, the ones who have big ideas – and who make real plans to make those dreams happen.… Continue Reading
6 Remedies For a Debt Hangover
Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right. ~ Oprah Winfrey OK, so you overindulged. You read all of those articles warning about moderation or complete avoidance. You intended to follow that prudent advice. But you didn’t. I could easily be talking about alcohol consumption or debt consumption. Either… Continue Reading
2010 What Ifs
Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. ~ Hal Borland Yesterday we looked at some notes that I had made at the beginning of 2009. Today, we look at possible problem areas for 2010. Again, these are obviously not… Continue Reading