Comments on: Simplify your life

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:02:53 +0000

In reply to Linda. Thank you so much for the kind words, Linda. They made my whole week! :) WAY TO GO for paying off your debt and building that emergency fund! It sounds like you're on the right track to get your retirement fund in place, and then it will be smooth sailing! Good luck with your goals in the new year, and I'd love to hear more from you in the comments!

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:13:23 +0000

I’ve been following your blog for about 6-7 months now, and I love it (first time poster – long time reader!! lol). Last New Year (2011) I decided that I was sick of having credit card debt and I would devote the year to becoming debt-free…..and succeeded by August of that year. I spent the rest of the year creating an emergency fund, and this year I’m devoted to concentrating on our retirement fund (and continuing to build the emergency fund). It all started when I happened on a show called Til Debt Do Us Part on CNBC on Saturday nights….and I modeled our budget on Gail’s system in the show…and it works! Since planning meals and going grocery shopping ONCE per week is part of her system, I started googling ideas for menu planning and I think that’s how I stumbled on your site. I can no longer imagine our life without a budget…it is priority in our life. Thanks for all the great tips you’ve given on your blog, the wonderful stories about Judah (who’s a handsome lil’ fella, I have to say!!) and mostly for the inspiration to keep this quest for simple organization going!!!

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:07:23 +0000

We’ve recently started to simplify our home, by clearing out clutter. We’ve sorted many boxes to donate and some to sell at a yardsale. We also tossed alot of junk. It’s such a freeing feeling that we have so much less packed away. It also makes more organized space for what we do keep around.

For our finances, we are trying to keep them more simplified, by paying down our credit card debt. With less bills and less debt to keep track of, it frees up more time and more money and makes thing much easier to manage.

We also keep our finances organized simply by using a Google spreadsheet as a checkbook. So whenever I pay any bills, I can log it in there. Also in that spreadsheet, I keep track of all upcoming bills, the dates they’re due, and how much is due. So nothing is overlooked.

Looking forward to your series!

By: Kacie

Kacie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:37:29 +0000

I will comment on those posts! Tell me some of your favorite points in the 52 things book. Like particular projects you really enjoyed and whatnot