Comments on: Ten Steps to Control Your Finances Reviewed http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/ten-steps-to-control-your-finances-reviewed/ Thoughts on Money, Investing and Life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:45:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Roger http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/ten-steps-to-control-your-finances-reviewed/#comment-157 Roger Fri, 22 May 2009 00:09:09 +0000 http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/?p=456#comment-157 @Matt: Glad you liked it. I struggled a bit about where to put giving in the order as well and said as much in my comments on donation. My logic is that, by the time you've completed the first eight steps, you have built a pretty solid foundation for your financial life and should have no problem donating a portion of your funds. Of course, if you can and are willing to donate earlier in process of getting your finances in order, I would highly encourage you to do so. But I didn't want to put it earlier in the list of priorities, for fear that doing so would cause people to neglect their own financial needs in order to donate to charity. (Not that I believe I'm the only source someone would use for financial guidance, but just in case.) @Matt: Glad you liked it. I struggled a bit about where to put giving in the order as well and said as much in my comments on donation. My logic is that, by the time you’ve completed the first eight steps, you have built a pretty solid foundation for your financial life and should have no problem donating a portion of your funds.

Of course, if you can and are willing to donate earlier in process of getting your finances in order, I would highly encourage you to do so. But I didn’t want to put it earlier in the list of priorities, for fear that doing so would cause people to neglect their own financial needs in order to donate to charity. (Not that I believe I’m the only source someone would use for financial guidance, but just in case.)

]]> By: Matt Jabs http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/ten-steps-to-control-your-finances-reviewed/#comment-156 Matt Jabs Thu, 21 May 2009 04:40:31 +0000 http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/?p=456#comment-156 I'm glad you put the summary post together, otherwise it can be an overwhelming read overall. I REALLY like the way you ordered the top 10 here, w/the exception of giving, I put that as numero uno. An excellent set of steps that I am also following to a tee! IT WORKS PEOPLE!! :-) I’m glad you put the summary post together, otherwise it can be an overwhelming read overall.

I REALLY like the way you ordered the top 10 here, w/the exception of giving, I put that as numero uno.

An excellent set of steps that I am also following to a tee! IT WORKS PEOPLE!! :-)

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