How do you manage your goals and finances?

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Hi everyone,

What I do is I have a plan of action in which I list everything in a piece of paper, write my goals which I think is attainable and make a checklist to see everything I've accomplished during the day. By doing this everyday, I think that it would definitely boost someones confidence as you know that you are doing something great be as small as it is. With regards to finances, I just usually use an excel file and write all my expenses and earnings that would come. It helps me to budget everything so I wouldn't be surprised anymore on all the payable's that will occur.

How about you? How do you plan?

I hope we can share something here to help each other achieve one's goals and dreams.
 
I plan by writing my short term and long term goals down. Like you, I take out a piece of paper and just write down. My problem though, is that, I sometimes feel tired and frustrated looking at the last and still having a long way to go. I guess I just don't know how to approach my goals which is why I get stuck with them.
 
MrInvest said:
Don't you think that we are very much out dated in how we handle our finances and goals?
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I don't know who is "we" you're talking about but I handle my finances and goals appropriately.
 
Mr Invest, are you selling something related to finance?

Or why the connection between something as general as goals and something as specific as finance? Goals can apply to many things. Why single out finances?
 
MrInvest

You asked if the way you handle your goals and finances is out dated? I don't think so at all. I think it is wise to write your goals down on paper. I think it is a good way to not lost the information regarding your goals without always having to depend on a piece of technology, like a cellphone. Others may thing that is wrong thinking, but how many cellphones or computers have crashed and lost all their data over the years. Then you would have to remember what you wrote for your goals are again and reinvent the wheel, so to speak, on your plans. Having a piece of paper with your list helps you if that ever happens. Though, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying to never technology, just that putting your initial list on paper is a great backup when technical difficulties arise. I do both, I start with paper then copy that information into a cool goal app I found for my phone. I keep the paper list in a safe spot just in case I need it later. Then I track my process on both.

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Great Idea, warriorprincess, same thought as mine. Your reasons are my reasons too, why I still stick to pen and paper. What software do you use though? Because I've just tried using a goal generator. I'm open to all suggestions please.
 
warriorprincess said:
I think it is wise to write your goals down on paper. I think it is a good way to not lost the information regarding your goals without always having to depend on a piece of technology, like a cellphone. Others may thing that is wrong thinking, but how many cellphones or computers have crashed and lost all their data over the years.
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Paper is almost impossible to back up. Data can be stored in several places safely and as long as you handle the conversions to new formats appropriately much safer long term.

I have data I've had in a computer system that is over 30 years old. Papers I wrote then are dry, yellowed and depending on the ink,unreadable. I know, as I'm trying to scan them now.

Key is a proper backup strategy - multiple copies on multiple media in multiple locations and all protected as appropriate by strong secure passwords and physical security.
 
@all_posters_with_less_than_100_posts:

This is a very laborious way of spamming the forum. But go on, it's fun to watch.

Other than that, let's talk about the OT.

What is management? Management is when you have a finite amount of a given ressource at your disposal and budget that ressource. This could be money, energy, iron ore, whatever you've got. Notice the emphasize of "having" something.

(Management is not being the boss at a place of work, this is often called falsely so. Sometimes rightly, though.)

Now, if you want to talk about managing personal finances, it should be kept in mind that nothing will magically increase the amount of money you have at your disposal, except you earn more. In other words, you win more clients or get a raise at your job (or a better job). Everything else will not help to increase the available ressources.

Except for one other area: what is typically called investments. So the common hope is to escape the main problem of having a not-so-good job by becoming an investor.

A good way to be an investor is paying of depth. Start with that.

Why? Because typically you will have a very hard time to find an investment opportunity that gives you more return than what you gain by having to pay less interest on your depth.

Banks are rich for a reason, you heard it today.

Now, if you need to find more clients and you are a savy investor, then you should be able to influence a good advertising firm to do the winning of clients for you, by paying them money. They will not spam online forums in your name.

Did I forget something?
 
My two cents: MrInvest sounds like a one and done spammer who hasn't come back to the forums since posting. And what he is posting has little, if anything, to do with GTD. I would suggest we not invest any more on this thread and move on to posts more worthy of our time and attention.
 
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