Doesn’t “optimizing your expenses” sound so much more fun and important than cutting your budget? I think so, and that’s the perspective I like to take on finding places to cut back on expenses. So far I’ve talked about making your plan to pay off non-deductible debt, protecting yourself and your family (both your personal […]
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Know Your Cash Flow – Not a Budget
So far this week I’ve talked about the foundation to financial freedom, and detailed how calculating your net worth is the best starting point. Now I’ll talk about pulling together your statement of cash flows. What is a statement of cash flow, you might be wondering? It’s a concept companies use to do something simple: […]
Knowing Yourself – Your Balance Sheet – 2016 Financial Report
On Monday I wrote about the financial pyramid, and the importance of knowing yourself as the foundation to financial freedom. Today I’m going to talk a bit more about net worth, and share the outcome of my quarterly net worth process. I wrote a bit about my quarterly net worth process before. To be honest, I’m […]
Your Financial Pyramid- The Foundation
I’ve been thinking a lot about my financial journey – the ups, the downs, the good and the bad – as well as all the different sources of financial information I’ve read over the years. I wanted to come up with a way to share my journey, and help you on yours, in a clear […]