Archive for the ‘Organization’ Category

Are you just doing easy stuff?

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Maybe I'm one of a minority that has problems getting down to business when I hit the computer, work, or whatever, but when I sit at the computer I really have to be conscious about what I'm doing there. If I sit down without a plan, I gravitate toward ...

Reminders for your bills that you can’t put on auto-pay

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Automatic bill payment has certainly made our lives easier, but some places still aren't on board yet.  Our county government isn't the only institution that has a relatively archaic method for collecting taxes and fees, but it's the big one we deal with. Property taxes, licenses, water bills, dog ...

How are my 2008 goals going? How are yours going?

Monday, January 28th, 2008

(The Money Blog Network is doing a group writing project on 2008 goal updates. This post is part of that project.) It's almost a full month into the new year. I still see the occasional holiday decoration around town, but most of the ugly inflatables are gone. I'm ...

My financial resolution for 2008

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Patrick over at Cash Money Life tossed financial meat into a pit of personal-finance-minded lions with a great giveaway (iPod Nano) and an even better exercise, which is to develop a SMART financial goal for 2008. SMART is an acronym for specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and timely. After meeting with ...