Comments on: Discipline and personal finance

By: Deflabbify » Blog Archive » It’s my own fault that I’m fat

Deflabbify » Blog Archive » It’s my own fault that I’m fat — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:28:55 +0000

[...] right. Just like nobody cares for my finances as much as I do, nobody cares about my health as much as I do. Everyone else cares (a) about making money off [...]

By: Personal Finance Blog UK

Personal Finance Blog UK — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:50:39 +0000

nice article. i’ll visit this page more often

By: kentuckyliz

kentuckyliz — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:39:47 +0000

Hmmm, discipline is optional. As long as you have a good safety net in place, then automate your savings and investment program, you can live on the rest without having to count every penny necessarily or agonize or feel guilty or be radically frugal to the point of eating recycled grass clippings.

To insist that hairshirt discipline is required will repel the freer spirits among us unnecessarily. They can be prosperous too.

That being said, intentional cash flow planning and/or the tracking of spending means really making quality decisions about the use of one’s finite resources. There’s benefits to it besides the hairshirt. Doing cash flow planning and tracking makes me make better decisions and have a better life as a result of improved money decisions.

By: No Debt Plan

No Debt Plan — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:45:23 +0000

Regular reviewing of everything from your budget vs. actual spending, to investment accounts, to credit cards is definitely a step in the right direction.

Came here via FMF’s March Madness.

By: PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN

PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:07:22 +0000

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By: Coupon Fetcher

Coupon Fetcher — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:30:51 +0000

Nice post. Discipline is hard for me to do day after day. Tend to be a bit lazy at times when it comes to finances. But by reading blogs like this is has definetely narrowed my focus on the important things. (in terms of finance and staying out of debt)

By: Potbs Db

Potbs Db — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:40:03 +0000

Very helpful post for the anti-frugal amongst us!

By: fathersez

fathersez — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:52:41 +0000

I have just started to follow some of the rules that you have listed. Especialy tracking the money outflows. I withdraw money from the bank and next thing, it is gone. And I don’t remember where and why.

Now I carry a small note book with me and note the expenses down. I hope I can maintain this discipline.

By: Abstract Annie

Abstract Annie — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:33:00 +0000

Really good advice all round – and it is so important to write down your goals. Only 5% of the population does this – which is why only 5% of the population succeed.

It is a very powerful process to be able to see your goals in writing on paper. It gives you a road map to follow. The power behind writing then down is they stay on your mind and in front of you at all times. If you do not write them down, you may easily forget about them.

Also remember that old but true saying “If you look after the pennies – the pounds will look after themselves”.

By: Me

Me — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:17:42 +0000

Do I know you? Because this exact conversation is what my husband and I had over the Christmas break. We want financial freedom, but when we ask each other – what do you want to do? We don’t have the answer. I also explained to my husband we talk the talk – we want to purchase a home with land so he can build a home studio, but we are not doing anything to achieve it.

Yes, I cut our expenses, we save for retirement, and we are working towards 6 months emergency fund. We do this because in our fields layoffs are imminent. Time has proven our savings brought us through those difficult times. But the real reason for financial freedom – to do what WE want to do is hard to for us to answer.