tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608523444133676064.post3339833096175933733..comments2023-10-24T04:42:01.698-04:00Comments on piggybankblues: The Boring BudgetPiggyBankBlueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690849714922488666noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608523444133676064.post-1600224965663456932011-02-26T14:01:39.902-05:002011-02-26T14:01:39.902-05:00That's true! We all have to start saving and s...That's true! We all have to start saving and spend less than what we earn. This is such an interesting and very helpful blog. Thanks!MyATM Holdingshttp://www.smartcompany.com.au/financial-services-and-insurance/20110217-atm-network-operator-says-fees-here-to-stay-as-investors-target-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608523444133676064.post-26040940743997899902007-08-16T15:03:00.000-04:002007-08-16T15:03:00.000-04:00a note on the battle of the budgets. everyone thi...a note on the battle of the budgets. everyone thinks about money differently, the budget above is but a sample of many different ways to track your spending. yes- you need one, but it must be intuitive. <BR/><BR/>i sent off a link to my blog to friends, and immediately several wrote back with their budget versions. one email was from my old college roommate. let's just call her H. H is a D, which means to say Diva. if my college were the type to have a valedictorian, she would be it. she wrote and delivered one of the greatest commencement speeches ever. i remember she woke up well before i did and went to sleep well after i did. she is what is commonly referred to as an over-achiever, but she's so damn fierce you lose the disdain. i digress. so H said she eschews the budget, because she doesn't do diets, which is what a budget seems like to her. but she tracks her spending, every penny spent is written down as it's spent, then transferred daily into an excel sheet. by tracking her spending, she can eat the lobster burger without guilt, and knowingly go out and earn the dough to pay for it. if the end result is that you are tracking your spending, then like they say in the 'hood, it's all good.<BR/><BR/>she mentioned gerrold mundis' "get out of debt, stay out of debt, and live properously"- i think i'll check it out.PiggyBankBlueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690849714922488666noreply@blogger.com