The Bedtime Routine: Saving Money While You Sleep
Every night before I go to sleep, I go through a pretty straightforward routine. I start at the bottom of the house in the laundry room, the farthest place from our bedroom, and head upstairs slowly, doing lots of little things along the way. This routine takes about three minutes. Most nights, I estimate that my actions during that routine save me about three dollars or so, all told. That’s $ 60 take home per hour of effort if you want to think of it in terms of wages. It’s a pretty sweet deal. What does that routine encompass? I… Read the whole article...Top Ten Web-Based Money Management Tools
This is a guest post from Tom Becker, a personal finance writer who specializes in detailed reviews of business bank accounts at Money Choices. It seems that each decade brings new and innovative ways to manage your money. In the 1990s, you could use simple PC-based software to track basic income and expenses. These later evolved into reporting and analyzing powerhouses. In the 2000s, connectivity with the internet made PC-based software easy to synchronize with bank and investment websites and provided access to detailed account information right at home. With the arrival of the 2010s, the next phase is to… Read the whole article...Categories: Money Tags: Management, Money, Tools, WebBased
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Six Money Issues that Can Kill Your Marriage
MSN Money says that couples fight a lot about money (FYI, they fight about money twice as much as they fight about sex) and lists six marriage-killing money issues as follows: 1. Debt 2. Personality conflicts 3. Power plays 4. Sorting out mine, yours and ours 5. Having children 6. Dealing with the in-laws Here are some thoughts on these: 1. Yes, debt is a killer in many ways. That's why it's on my list as one of the worst financial moves anyone can make. I had a bit of debt when we got married (I don't think my… Read the whole article...Best Money Tips: How to Live With Only 100 Items
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Managing Money, Time, Energy, and Information: Five Powerful Tactics from My Own Recent Experience
Earlier this month, Sarah returned to her work after an eight month unpaid maternity leave. Her return changed the flow of things around our house. Suddenly, I was back in the position of spending a lot of one-on-three time with the children, particularly during the workweek. This obviously has altered how and when I’m able to get work done and it’s made me crack down on being efficient with my work. (An aside: every time I mention that Sarah returned to work, someone pipes in that she “had” to and that she is “supporting” me in being able to do… Read the whole article...Categories: Money Tags: Energy, Experience, Five, From, Information, Managing, Money, Powerful, Recent, Tactics, Time