Comments on: Personal Finance Challenge Follow Up — Congrats Everyone!

By: CDC

CDC — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:40:16 +0000

I did a few things that were baby steps, but I’m still pretty happy with:

1) I used a coupon for the first time in my 36-year life. I saved 2 bucks on razors. It was odd to be proud of myself for something so small.
2) I’ve been neglecting my Quicken for more than a year. I should have been keeping it up – I support a family of 4 on a single income – but honestly I just get worked up when I look at the savings account and it has nothing in it, so I let Quicken get dusty. I’ve fixed that now.

Next I think I need to setup a budget (haven’t wanted to do that either), get a copy of my credit report so I can get a plan on how to clean that mess up, and maybe start leaving my debit card at home to avoid impulse or “therapy” buying (and just leave myself $10 in the wallet).

Thank you for putting the challenge out there. It may have seemed like a small thing, but it’s huge for some of us.

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A step to improve the finances « Funny about Money — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:09:49 +0000

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Weekly Links: Busy Few Weeks Edition « Frugal Vet Tech (Student) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:48:42 +0000

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By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:12:42 +0000

Hi Mrs. Micah! Thanks for the mention; and it’s interesting to see someone else donating to World Vision – I used to do a monthly donation to them before I switched to a similar, but different organization so that I could fully sponsor a child (she’s in Uganda). I’d like to find more ways to get involved that suit me – hopefully even going there someday.

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:43:10 +0000

I have decided to take a step towards figuring out where my money is going by tracking my expenses for two weeks. Then I am going to try and figure out a budget to save money!

By: Livingalmostlarge

Livingalmostlarge — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:03:22 +0000

LOL! I still have to post mine I was slacking last week.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:27:28 +0000

[...] and building wealth by subscribing to the RSS feed or via Email . Thanks for visiting!As part of Mrs. Micah’s Single Step Personal Finance Challenge, I have decided to get aggressive with paying down my credit card debt. I recently built up an [...]

By: frugal zeitgeist

frugal zeitgeist — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:12:11 +0000

I’ve got one: I’m paying off my mortgage on Wednesday.

By: Ryan McLean

Ryan McLean — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:15:25 +0000

Wow! This has turned out to be one of the best ideas ever. Well done you have really created a winner here

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Dr. Horrible Roundup — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:43:48 +0000

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