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Dragon_Lady Loving that 43 Things encourages me to accomplish more in my life!
How I did it: Followed the financial plan that I set up in coordination with my financial advisor, and began paying off my debt load slowly but surely.I am now debt-free as of November 2011 and intend to stay that way. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I got rid of my fear of money! This has been long overdue since I moved out from my parents' place nearly 2 years ago!I looked up some basic accounting, and created a balance sheet and an income statement. Then I figured out a few goals and now I can start planning for them!The balance sheet just lists what's in my accounts, and what people owe me. If I had debts they'd be here too.The income statement is where my money comes from (comedy… Read how I did it…
endofmay feeling finaciful
How I did it: I started out with the 31 day plan at thesimpledollar.com, which really helped me devise a realistic budget that is in line with my own goals and values. While working on this, I realized I needed a special space to keep all my finances organized. So, I have this awesome small cloth binder (in green!) that I devoted to finances. I designed a bunch of forms for personal info, bank info, account info, budgets, payment of bills...... This re… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: That may sound strange: Organizing finances makes you feel in control of your life? Yeh, it does. I mean, i don't have to take loans or pay interest rates cause i didn't pay my bills on time and now i know exactly how much i can spend so i can do everything that i want without feeling guilty. It took me sometime but i think i can really abandon that "big spender" title that i've got. Read how I did it…
How I did it: i have a friend who's really good with money, so i asked him to help me out. he said that he has a spreadsheet set up with a page for each month. each line down is a day and across is different categories in which he spent money (food, gas, clothes, school, insurance, etc.). the last column is where you put in how much you get paid. just fill out the spreadsheet with the different dollar amounts on each day. he set it up to calculate ever… Read how I did it…
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