Comments on: A New Budget For a New Year? Five Pitfalls To Avoid http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/prepare-personal-budget/ Helping You Make Cents Of Investing and Financial Planning Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeff Rose http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/prepare-personal-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Jeff Rose Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:27:37 +0000 http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/?p=1914#comment-344 Richard- Great suggestion. Nothing like some accountability on what on you are actually spending vs. what you think your spending. Call it a hunch, but I imagine there will be some discrepancy with most households. Richard-

Great suggestion. Nothing like some accountability on what on you are actually spending vs. what you think your spending. Call it a hunch, but I imagine there will be some discrepancy with most households.

]]> By: richerandslimmer.com http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/prepare-personal-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-339 richerandslimmer.com Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:33:48 +0000 http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/?p=1914#comment-339 Regarding point number 1, a good way to ensure that you haven't left anything out is to take out all your credit card bills and sales receipts for the last 3 months and look at them to see what you have been spending money on. Regarding point number 1, a good way to ensure that you haven’t left anything out is to take out all your credit card bills and sales receipts for the last 3 months and look at them to see what you have been spending money on.

]]> By: RC@Thinkyourwaytowealth http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/prepare-personal-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-309 RC@Thinkyourwaytowealth Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:20:06 +0000 http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/?p=1914#comment-309 Thanks for the mention, Joe and Jeff! Points 1, 3, and 5 are really good. If you leave things out, don't actually put things it to use, or give up too early, you definitely won't stick to it. <abbr><em>RC@Thinkyourwaytowealth’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThinkYourWayToWealth/~3/wFVeVR8yiBs/" rel="nofollow">Discussing Money Issues With Your Wife or Husband</a></abbr></em> Thanks for the mention, Joe and Jeff! Points 1, 3, and 5 are really good. If you leave things out, don’t actually put things it to use, or give up too early, you definitely won’t stick to it.

RC@Thinkyourwaytowealth’s last blog post..Discussing Money Issues With Your Wife or Husband

]]> By: Craig http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/prepare-personal-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Craig Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:18:20 +0000 http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/?p=1914#comment-308 A lot of people may actually begin starting a budget but don't actually follow through with it, which of course is the most important part. I have trouble trying to budget every little thing. You mention don't over complicate things, but what's the crossing line between tracking everything and not being too complicated? A lot of people may actually begin starting a budget but don’t actually follow through with it, which of course is the most important part. I have trouble trying to budget every little thing. You mention don’t over complicate things, but what’s the crossing line between tracking everything and not being too complicated?

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