separate tracking spending from balancing checkbook

separate tracking money/spending from balancing checkbook/Debit Card
I think where I would get missed up is I tried to keep track of where my money went by looking solely at the transactions at my checking account, via check or debit card. THe problem with this is two-fold. First, I couldn’t track what I spent Cash […]

payday review - 5.9.2008

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. - Confucius
first the budget stuff:
I’ve created my budget for the next two weeks. The big thing I will have to focus on will be how much I spend on food. I budgeted a pretty good amount less that what I’ve […]

Should I make my finances Auto-Magical?

I think I first heard the term, auto-magical, over at GetRichSlowly. What he means by auto-magical is having all your bills setup to be deducted from your accounts automatically, so you don’t have to write checks or anything like that. He was talking about how it helps him organize his finances and makes […]

First Payday Review

To climb step hills requires a slow pace at first. - Shakespeare
Here’s my first payday review!
first the budget stuff:
this is the last two weeks where I will be just examining how my money is spent. Starting with the next paycheck, I will be actually working on a budget. Hopefully that will mean a budget […]

My Snowflake Rules - Snowflake Step #6

Okay, so now I’m fully on board with this Snowflaking thing, and it’s time I made me some hard and fast rules to live by so I can achieve my goals. What I’m going to do is write down every process/rule I can come up with for my snowflaking goals, and print them out and […]