Comments on: Getting Your Financial House in Order

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:19:25 +0000

I love this idea Laura, thanks for sharing!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:34:12 +0000

Have to say my husband and I have started using a financial tracking/budgeting program called YNAB. The methodology is worth looking at whether you are interested in the program or not. Among other real life tips, it calls for a monthly meeting where you (and your spouse if married) sit down to look at your spending from the past month, and make decisions about the upcoming month. It’s made a BIG difference for us (more than I would have thought) and I highly recommend it.

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:49:20 +0000

Good Michelle and Janet – we think it’s scary but it feels so much better when we know where we stand.

By: Michelle D. Human

Michelle D. Human — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:15:05 +0000

Nice, timely post.

I was thinking about this today. I’ve decided that, until I do some major decluttering in the my office, I will download a budgeting excel spreadsheet to start regaining control of my finances. Then, after creating a spending plan and tracking my family’s spending for a few months, I’ll have a better vantage point of what steps to take.

By: Janet in Toronto

Janet in Toronto — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:37:15 +0000

We just had our second meeting today with a financial planner, who is taking all our info and telling us how far behind we are in preparing for retirement, LOL!

Seriously, I am so glad that we finally have done this, because I’ve been feeling quite nervous about where we are in preparing for things. I turn 50 this year, and DH is a little older than me, so we really have 10 or so good earning years to be ready.