HOW DO I EVEN BEGIN WHEN THERE IS A STACK OF BILLS STARING AT ME ON MY DESK?! LET’S BEGIN WITH OUR OWN FAMILY, CELEBRATING THE LOVE AND LIFE THAT SURROUND US. HELP OUR YOUNG AND GROWING GENERATION EMBRACE THE … Read More

EVER WONDER ABOUT THE VALUE OF THOSE POSSESSIONS WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED AROUND US? IT IS OFTEN AN AMAZING DISCOVERY ON JUST HOW MUCH YOUR HOME & POSSESSIONS IMPACT YOUR NET WORTH. HOW ABOUT YOUR HOME INVENTORY SHEET? DOES … Read More

IS THIS MONTH A TOUGH ONE TO WRAP YOUR HEAD & HEART AROUND? I GET IT – WE’VE ALL BEEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS. WITHOUT A FINANCIAL PLAN, BUDGET, AND COMMITTED FISCAL INTEGRITY, WE ALL HAVE THE TENDENCY … Read More

HOW CAN I REALLY REIGN IN MY SPENDING TO REACH MY LIFE GOALS? WHAT DOES YOUR BUDGET LOOK LIKE? [Excerpt from Where Went My Want To? thought for the day calendar by Sharon L Benedict] What Others Say . . … Read More

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT YOUR MIGHT INCLUDE?YOUR NET WORTH STATEMENT GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF YOUR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. BASICALLY, ASSETS ARE WHAT YOU OWN, AND LIABILITIES ARE WHAT YOU OWE. [Excerpt from Where Went My Want To? thought for … Read More

THE FIRST STEP TO SPENDING YOUR MONEY ON PURPOSE – LET’S START WITH THESE BASIC RECORDKEEPING AREAS TO CREATE AND KEEP US ON TASK AND ON PURPOSE THROUGHOUT OUR LIFE AND LEGACY.  [Excerpt from Where Went My Want To? thought … Read More

AGAIN, MANY OF US JUST DON’T BELIEVE WE HAVE THE TIME OR PERSONALITY FOR THE RECORDKEEPING SIDE OF LIFE. FOR THOSE OF US WHO GIVE IT A TRY, WE MAY CHOOSE A RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM THAT IS JUST TOO COMPLICATED EVEN … Read More

DO YOU SAVE ALL YOUR RECEIPTS? — BANK STATEMENTS, PAY SLIPS, HOUSEHOLD RECEIPTS/BILLS (I.E. FOOD, HOUSING, UTILITIES, CLOTHING, MEDICINE, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, CAR REPAIRS). [Excerpt from Where Went My Want To? thought for the day calendar by Sharon L Benedict] What … Read More

WHENEVER YOU CATCH YOURSELF SAYING, “I JUST DON’T HAVE THE EXPERTISE OR SKILL TO KEEP RECORDS,” POSSIBLY CONSIDER IT’S MORE ABOUT. . . Attitude rather than Aptitude! [Excerpt from Where Went My Want To? thought for the day calendar by … Read More

“ARE YOU AMONG MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES WHOSE SPENDING HABITS ARE IGNORED? DO YOU BELIEVE YOU JUST DON’T HAVE THE TIME OR NO DESIRE TO RECORD EXPENDITURES OR EVEN TALK ABOUT THEM? HERE ARE A FEW HABITS I DID ROUTINELY BUT, … Read More