Comments on: Personal Finance Confession Project

By: How to Close a Bank Account Without Being Overwhelmed

How to Close a Bank Account Without Being Overwhelmed — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:35 +0000

[...] at the end of June, I was tagged in the personal finance confession project. My confession was that I was afraid to take action on things, so I wasn’t banking optimally. [...]

By: Personal Finance Challenge Follow Up — Congrats Everyone!

Personal Finance Challenge Follow Up — Congrats Everyone! — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:31:12 +0000

[...] own small step was calling World Vision and changing my automatic donation information from the bank account I’m about to close. It was quite easy to do (the entire conversation took less than 10 minutes) just something that I [...]

By: Single Step Personal Finance Challenge

Single Step Personal Finance Challenge — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:02:39 +0000

[...] out how much you owe to whom at what interest rates, it can be setting up a debt snowball, or organizing your bank accounts…one step you feel will take you towards your goals. Big or small as you like, it [...]

By: always do what you are afraid to do « Paradigm Shifted

always do what you are afraid to do « Paradigm Shifted — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:26:26 +0000

[...] of a leap of faith, and from my perspective, not at all nonsensical. It is, however, a step outside the comfort zone. But as I think about more, I am less and less afraid of making a bad choice. For now, I am [...]

By: sfordinarygirl

sfordinarygirl — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:28:07 +0000

My fear is letting go of easy access to my money.

I have about $50K sitting in high yield (not really high yield lately) savings accounts and cds. I haven’t done much with moving the liquid cash into some better investments. I’m scared too – the money is so accessible. I don’t have to worry about letting it work itself out in the markets.

I’m taking the first step by talking to a financial adviser about ETF investing and already have 5 ETFs I’m monitoring in Google finance.

By: dogatemyfinances

dogatemyfinances — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:11:48 +0000

I just wrote my confession. I have almost 50K in those age-based funds. Those are not the right fit for me, they're just plain lazy.

By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:38:16 +0000

Why not make a list of all the debits that come out automatically for one month, THEN switch to a new account, move them babies over, keep the old account open for 1-2 months then close it?

By: Personal Finance Bullying?

Personal Finance Bullying? — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:33 +0000

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By: DebtKid

DebtKid — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:28:11 +0000

My confession would be that lately I’ve been feeling that I think about money issues TOO much in my life. You need a healthy balance, right? Money on the brain 24/7 isn’t a healthy balance.

I would just caution to make sure and watch the old checking account very carefully since you just moved quite a bit of money from it. The last thing you want is a bunch of overdraft fees! : )

By: deepali

deepali — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:21:10 +0000

My confession – I am not afraid enough.

And hey – is that RacerX I see above?!