Tag Archives | Goals

Why

The Why Behind Your Goals

The fact that you’re reading a personal finance blog says a lot about your commitment to manage money well.  However, I’m curious to know more about your motivations.  To use a question frequently asked by our two-year-old: “But why?” Are you trying to get out of debt?  Build savings?  Figure out the best way to […]

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Money Lessons From a Long Run

My wife and I recently ran the 13-mile Chicago half marathon.  For us, it was the accomplishment of a very challenging goal.  Over the past 10 years, we had never run anywhere close to that distance. As we trained for the event, I noticed a lot of similarities with pursuing a tough financial goal like […]

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May It Be

I love the start of a new year.  It’s a chance to begin again, to set fresh goals and make new plans for the months ahead. As we make plans for 2010, whether financial or other types, let’s make sure that our plans are God’s plans. We can do so only by listening for his […]

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Resolving to Get the Money Thing Right

Financial goals are usually among the top resolutions people make for the New Year, but this time around even more people have finances on their minds.  In a story summarizing the findings of numerous New Year’s resolution surveys, CNBC noted that one-third of people who make resolutions usually have a financial goal on their list.  […]

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Text to Save

Texting is usually seen as a high cost item, with teens sending their families off the financial cliff with their constant missives about what to wear and who said what. However, a new study reported on by the Wall Street Journal found that texting can be an effective way to foster increased savings. In three […]

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A Fresh Start

Money matters usually rank among people’s top New Year’s resolutions and this year is no different.  MarketWatch reported on one of the many resolution surveys in which “Get out of debt or save money” came in as the number one New Year’s commitment. In fact, 90 percent of survey respondents had a money-related goal on […]

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Happy Choices

Harvard Psychologist Daniel Gilbert was asked by the Washington Post for some suggestions on making choices that’ll make us happier in 2008. Gilbert said one mistake people often make is overestimating the negative impact of a bad decision, and that keeps us playing it safe. Got a dream? His advice is to go for it. […]

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May It Be

“For nothing is impossible with God.” – Luke 1:37 I love the start of a new year.  It’s a chance to begin again, to set fresh goals and make new plans for the months ahead. As we make plans for 2008, whether financial or other types, let’s make sure that our plans are God’s plans. […]

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