Finance Tools

Get Your Financial Life On One Page (FLOP) – GS12

01.17.2012 by Bob 22 comments
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Being impacted by my uncle’s premature death and wanting to do everything I can do to help my wife, I decided to create a system for keeping things organized. It has been a work in progress over the last few years, but has evolved into a very helpful tool…

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How to Calculate Your Net Worth & Why You Should – GS3

01.04.2012 by Bob 6 comments
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While I think few would argue that paying off debts is a good thing, there is a better way to accurately see the big picture of your finances. It is called your NET WORTH. And no it is not just a number that rich people talk about at cocktail parties. It is what financially savvy people use to track their progress.

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Monitor Your Bills For Errors/Fraud With Billguard

05.26.2011 by Bob 1 comment
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BillGuard is a personal finance security service that alerts you to unwanted and unauthorized transactions on your credit card and debit card bills. How is that for a nifty idea?

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Free budgeting form

04.08.2009 by Bob 10 comments

You can download the free budgeting form here…

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10 Free Household Budget Spreadsheets

09.10.2008 by Bob 85 comments
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Someone asked me to share my favorite free household or personal budgeting spreadsheets… Each one of these budgeting templates are free… If you use OpenOffice (basically a free version of Microsoft Office)…

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SmartyPig $50 giveaway

03.27.2008 by Bob 30 comments

SmartyPig is basically an online savings account that allows your friends and family to contribute to your savings goals. They also provide you with additional incentive boosts from top retailers who sell the items you are saving for. And surprisingly, they are currently boasting a 4.30% (APY) – which is a heck of a lot more than ING Direct is paying or most other online banks.

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YNAB Budgeting software Giveaway

12.20.2007 by Bob 81 comments

YNAB!! If you are interested in getting a free copy of YNAB budgeting software, then keep reading for instructions.

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How to budget with ING direct

09.18.2007 by Bob 58 comments

Want to know how to budget? Well, ING Direct is my favorite budget tool. Here are the steps how I budget with ING Direct. You could probably use this same technique at other banks, but I will show you why it is more beneficial at ING Direct.

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