Have you ever – lost your wallet? – forgotten to mail a payment? – misplaced an important financial document? – overdrawn your checking account? – spent more than you could afford to spend? – maxed-out a credit card? – made any number of finance-related mistakes? If you answered yes to any (or all) of the questions above – welcome, you…
Category: Money Management
Creating A Financial Timeline
The goal of the financial timeline is to plan for future major purchases. I define a major purchase as any item costing more than $1000. My financial timeline focuses on purchases to be made in the next 5 years. I create a list of items that I plan to purchase. I am careful to consider items that might need replacing,…
Bossing Myself Around
Having read countless articles about personal finance and money management, I’ve come to the following conclusion. The best thing that I can do to insure that I have a sound financial future is to be a better boss – of myself. Allow me to explain. About four years ago, after spending almost 15 years working (with very little in savings…