Comments on: Watch that First Step, It’s a Doozy – Starting Down the Path to Financial Control http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/ Helping You Kick the Credit Habit, One Good Idea at a Time Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:56:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: squawkfox » Carnival of Personal Finance: City Slickers Edition http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/comment-page-1/#comment-2135 squawkfox » Carnival of Personal Finance: City Slickers Edition Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:15:27 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/#comment-2135 [...] Withdrawal is being conscious with his money in Watch that First Step, It’s a Doozy - Starting Down the Path to Financial Control. He used the word “doozy”. [...] [...] Withdrawal is being conscious with his money in Watch that First Step, It’s a Doozy – Starting Down the Path to Financial Control. He used the word “doozy”. [...]

]]> By: David Leonhardt http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 David Leonhardt Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:55:18 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/#comment-2096 I love the photo of the cat. It says exactly what you mean. That firsts step is big, but doable when you stretch! That 5% is key. It really does not matter how much you make, it's how much you spend that puts a person in debt. David Leonhardts last blog post..<a href="http://www.seo-writer.com/blog/2008/07/18/making-your-blog-a-destination-in-your-niche/" rel="nofollow">Making Your Blog a Destination in Your Niche</a> I love the photo of the cat. It says exactly what you mean. That firsts step is big, but doable when you stretch!

That 5% is key. It really does not matter how much you make, it’s how much you spend that puts a person in debt.

David Leonhardts last blog post..Making Your Blog a Destination in Your Niche

]]> By: Personal Finance Challenge Follow Up — Congrats Everyone! http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 Personal Finance Challenge Follow Up — Congrats Everyone! Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:04:53 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/#comment-2093 [...] wrote about the first step he took to get his finances in order assessing all his assets, liabilities, monthly bills, etc. It really does help to know what you’re working [...] [...] wrote about the first step he took to get his finances in order assessing all his assets, liabilities, monthly bills, etc. It really does help to know what you’re working [...]

]]> By: First Step Personal Finance Challenge: Budget My Last Paychecks | Green Panda Treehouse http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/comment-page-1/#comment-2091 First Step Personal Finance Challenge: Budget My Last Paychecks | Green Panda Treehouse Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:58:00 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/#comment-2091 [...] had a happy surprise yesterday. I was reading Credit Withdrawal’s wonderful post on getting interested in finance and noticed that I got tagged. It’s a personal finance challenge started by Mrs. Micah to: “Find [...] [...] had a happy surprise yesterday. I was reading Credit Withdrawal’s wonderful post on getting interested in finance and noticed that I got tagged. It’s a personal finance challenge started by Mrs. Micah to: “Find [...]

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Mrs. Micah Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:34:59 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/07/15/watch-that-first-step-its-a-doozy-starting-down-the-path-to-financial-control/#comment-2090 5% more is quite frightening. Glad to hear you were able to get a handle on it. We have a financial cushion set up so that if I earn less freelancing one month, we still have the money for our usual spending. The goal is earning more than we need most months. But if that didn't work, we'd have to find places to spend less. 5% more is quite frightening. Glad to hear you were able to get a handle on it. We have a financial cushion set up so that if I earn less freelancing one month, we still have the money for our usual spending. The goal is earning more than we need most months.

But if that didn’t work, we’d have to find places to spend less.

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