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Tools for what? That will help you do what?
Ramsey and Orman make their money by applying common sense to people who have little or none when it comes to money. Most people I know have absolutely...
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I'm in an OK financial position, but that is because I've always been careful with my money, but I know I can do better. We are a family of 5 on two part time incomes.
What I'm looking for is some...
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Financially, where are you right now? What exactly do your finances look like? What are your financial goals?
Need help structuring finances
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To go off of Serus, open excel or open a quicken/mint account and put your past 6 months to a years expenses into category by month. Create a budget off of these amounts and do not forget to include...
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Here's what I do-
1. Decide on some sort of a goal. For example, my goal is to get a house, retire early, and be financial secure. Look at a few different possibilities, think about what you think...
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Thanks to everyone that took the time to respond. I totally agree that most of this is common sense and I should not need to spend money on a cookie-cutter tool, but I sort of feel paralized when I...
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Good question, and everyone is going to be different and in different situations.
I used to listen to a lot of Dave Ramsey. The trouble I have is with his one size fits all approach. He is very...
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Something to keep in mind, all of the paid for tools still require you to do what you don't want to do, that is document everything and follow through with keeping tabs on everything.
It sounds...
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I consider my self very good with excel as well but I use Quicken Deluxe. You can get it quite often on sale at Office Depot and even not its still around $40 I believe.
It makes managing my...
