Lately I’ve been reading and doing a lot of stuff regarding my finances. As I’m getting back on track with my health I also want to make sure my financial situation is a healthy one.
One thing I’ve read about and actually done is making saving automatic. Once I get paid it goes into my ING Direct account and then I split that off into sub accounts like my travel fund and house down payment fund. I read about this little tactic on I Will Teach You To Be Reach.
I have also been thinking about looking at low interest credit cards and maybe transferring my credit card balances. I absolutely hate my credit card debt!
Of course I LOVE Dave Ramsey and have been watching his show more lately. A few of my friends have done his Financial Peace University and it helped them out a lot.
There are a couple blogs I stumbled on in the healthy living world that inspired me to look into this further, namely Turtle Progress and Fat Man Skinny Wallet.
I’ve also been reading a TON at personal finance (only) blogs Get Rich Slowly, Christian Personal Finance, Free Money Finance, The Simple Dollar, and Zen Habits (productivity and simplicity in life = better finances I think). I’m learning a lot that will help me simplify and save money, which is key in this economy.
Yay! I’m so glad if Turtle Progress helped get you on the path to financial peace, if only by sharing my past mistakes w/ you :). I still have a very long way to go, but I utilize many of the same resources you do (including an ING account), and they really are invaluable!
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I’m with you Mary, I need to work on my finances too – I have good intentions but I always get too lazy to follow through! And I work for a publisher of personal finance books, so I really have no excuse – ha! Good luck with it all :)
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