Comments on: Five-minute personal finance tasks

By: Jen @ Next Rich Girl

Jen @ Next Rich Girl — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:08:13 +0000

I love these tips. Especially the one about writing down all the things you dream of doing that cost money. Sometimes we get so bogged down with the minutia of paying bills, we forget that with a little prioritization you can do something with your money other than just make ends meet.

By: Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet

Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:48:53 +0000

I recently had a big financial mess to sort out. (The bank put my deposit into a strangers account on accident and caused something very very important to bounce. Which caused a bunch of problems on that end.)

I was kinda overwhelmed by the whole thing. So I didn’t fill up my to-do list with this project. I wrote down one thing at a time. When I finished that step I crossed it off and wrote down the next step. And then the next, and then the next, one at a time, in order as I finished them.

Finally, I did get it all sorted out.

By: RateNerd

RateNerd — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:48:26 +0000

I like this, but would like even more to see how long it takes to build a system for managing all of these things. Just like the 4 Hour WorkWeek encourages automated systems for your business, you can do the same for paying bills,saving money and so on.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:06:52 +0000

I try to pay my bills right away. I pay online and if I don’t right away I can forget about them and that would be bad if I missed one. Takes less than 5 and needs to get done.

By: Corporate Barbarian

Corporate Barbarian — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:35:29 +0000

I’m a big believer in taking care of the minutia and not letting it become a distraction. I usually try to do three small tasks before I leave the office at night. It only takes about ten minutes or so, allows me to feel that I’ve accomplished something, and clears my desk for the next day.

By: The Weakonomist

The Weakonomist — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:03:19 +0000

These are great tips. What I take from this is you need to simply take the time to do some things. It’s surprising how hard it is for some people to do the most basic things for their finances. I really like to make lists so this works in my favor.