Money Management

10 Steps For Personal Finance Organization

Here are the top 10 things I do that help me to keep my personal finances organized: 1. Limit the number of “paper” bills. Almost all of the bills that I pay monthly can be received online or via email. I “print” a copy of each bill to a file on my hard drive, for future reference. 2. Limit the…

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Money Management

Back To The Basics Part 1

Are you tired? Hot? Has this been a super-long summer for you? Are you ready for the cool breezes of fall? Have you fallen off of the budget wagon, spent too much on vacation, lost your taste for financial discipline…? Wake up! It’s time to get BACK TO THE BASICS. Back to the Basics Part 1: 1. Create a budget.…

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Money Management

My (Very Simple) Bill Paying System

I like things that are simple. (So does my wife…That’s why she married me…hehe…DORK!) So, I have created a super-simple way to manage all of my “online accessible accounts”. Please note: I can access all of my regular, monthly bills, online, except for my local phone bill. Here’s what I do. First: I use the Firefox browser, which allows me…

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