Comments on: Seven Powerful Steps That You Can Use To Save $14,341 in The Next 6 Months

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5 Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Finances . . . Beginning NOW — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:03:15 +0000

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By: Dieting For Dollars

Dieting For Dollars — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:17:01 +0000

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By: How to Successfully Save Money and Stick to Your Monthly Budget |

How to Successfully Save Money and Stick to Your Monthly Budget | — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:53:41 +0000

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By: Frugaln00b

Frugaln00b — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:36:16 +0000

This was a great article! There are more and more people that are beginning to understand that just because your neighbor has a new car and a 60″ flat screen doesn’t mean that everyone does.

ObviousInvestor – I’m currently using wesabe.com but have tried mint.com as well and found it be comparable. I know that spreadsheets have been around since the dark ages and that MS $ and Quick/books/en came along after that. For the web 2.0 generation sites like wesabe and mint are and others are giving us a huge opportunity to view our nasty debt/income ratio due to student loans but they give us a nice iphone/mobile interface to view it in.

By: Neal Frankle

Neal Frankle — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:43:02 +0000

Thanks Mom and Keith……very kind of you.

By: Keith Smith

Keith Smith — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:51:10 +0000

This article was a joy to read. You offered balanced advice because you not only shared insight into ways to track finances but you let people know that you don’t have to live a life of suffering and deprivation ( My love for Starbucks was not an influence in this comment (-: )

By: Headless Mom

Headless Mom — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:42:38 +0000

Great post, Neal. We’ve been tightening things, but this is a great way to see the big picture.

By: Neal Frankle

Neal Frankle — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:07:44 +0000

What I’m learning from you all is that various methods can work. I don’t believe there is only one right way to track. What is important is the focus.

I like the approach I wrote about – especially for newcomers – because it offers no way to hide from the truth. Once they come true believers, it doesn’t matter how we do it, as long as the method we use is complete and as long as we do it.