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By: My Financial Network Map | Suburban Dollar

My Financial Network Map | Suburban Dollar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:35:03 +0000

[...] over at ManVsDebt, who was inspired by Jim at Bargaineering, inspired me to create my own financial network map. I [...]

By: Baker

Baker — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:24:27 +0000

Kim,

Thanks for the awesome story! This is a perfect example of decluttering, saving many, being resourceful… it’s just an awesome story!

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:21:59 +0000

Baker,
More on decluttering your life…….

This weekend our small town had a city-wide garage sale. I took the opportunity to gather all un-used or un-needed stuff from our house, my mom’s house and my daughter’s house. My niece did the same for their household and we had one big family garage sale. We priced everything at .25 or .50 cents to make sure it left.

I packaged up an abundance of my organically grown parsley and gave away a large bunch with each purchase. Everyone loved that. Every kid that came was given an organically grown apple to munch on while garage saling with their parents. The parents and kids really appreciated that.

My niece had said she hoped to make enough money to purchase a new pair of leather boots for trekking through the wet rains on her college campus. She said the pair she wanted cost $100. During a slow period of the sale I asked her if she would go to the garage sale across the street with me while the others manned our sale. Right across the street she found not one but two pair of Doc Martin leather boots that fit her perfectly. One pair was brown leather and the other pair was black. She got both pairs for $10 total!!

She made enough money from the sale to purchase 2 pairs of boots plus plenty of gas money for commuting from campus to work and back again. She took a bunch of un-used stuff and turned it into a much needed pair of boots and gas money for going back to school. That is one smart student!!!

My daughter will be moving soon and thanks to the garage sale she figures she will have at least 8-10 fewer boxes of stuff to pack up and move. This made her very happy because everyone hates the process of moving so knowing that she eliminated almost an entire load is very motivating.

By: How Financial Maps help your overall Personal Financial Health | Debt Free Adventure!

Mon, 04 May 2009 12:17:01 +0000

[...] Baker from ManVsDebt – stresses how much creating his map helped him, and how it is a living document. [...]

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Sat, 02 May 2009 03:20:38 +0000

Hey Baker:

I know you saw my financial map already (and love it!) , but I wanted to encourage you to go ahead & link to it in your post if you would like.

I loved the process of creating my map and especially appreciate the visual overview it gives my wife & I of our entire financial picture!

Good stuff man.

Matt Jabs’s last blog post..Jabs Family Financial Network Map

By: Rainy Day Pennies | Debt Free Living and Personal Finance » Financial Network Maps Roundup

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:01:40 +0000

[...] Man vs Debt Financial Network Map – Baker at Man vs Debt created a financial map for his current situation and one for after he relocates to Australia. My Financial Network Map – Kyle at Suburban Dollar was inspired by Baker who was inspired by Jim to make his maps! Kyle has joint and separate accounts with the spouse, very similar to how my partner and I manage our finances. The Wife and I Finally Implement a Plan – My Journey to Millions and his wife finally agreed on having a budget, and started with a financial map. Rethinking My Bank Accounts – Stephanie at Poorer Than You put together a financial map as a new plan of attack on her debt. My Financial Network Diagram – Live Money Smart shows all you need is a pencil and paper to make a financial map. And maybe a scanner to post it! My Financial Network Map and Virtual Envelope System – Sacha Chua has a very nice financial map organized by ‘envelopes’. My Financial Network Map – Dash to Debt Freedom shows an attractive financial network map can be put together quickly! Rainy Day Pennies [...]

By: Baker

Baker — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:31:32 +0000

@ My Journey – I understand what you are saying. By the way, I did install the plug-in via your suggestion. Let me know if it is working for you on other threads! Thanks for the feedback!

By: My Journey

My Journey — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:12:29 +0000

I am not sure it is "a want" vs. it works for now. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact the wife and I were together for 7 years (living together for 2 of those) before getting married! There was no reason for the combination of finances prior to the marriage, and we have yet to completely intergrate. Also you should install the plugin that lets you subscribe to the comment section. My Journey’s last blog post..Planning for Children with Special Needs – Part II Letter of Intent

By: Baker

Baker — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:27:35 +0000

@ My Journey – What you meant to say was YOU can do it in minutes in powerpoint, haha! I’m very disabled when it comes to graphic design of any sort. By the way, I “agree” with anything that “works for you.” I just don’t understand why anyone would want separate finances! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment!

By: My Journey

My Journey — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:45:10 +0000

Can do it in 5 mins on powerpoint! I know you may not agree with the separate banking accounts….but it works for us

http://www.myjourneytomillions.com/articles/the-wife-and-i-finally-implement-a-plan/

My Journey’s last blog post..Planning for Children Special Needs – Part II Letter of Intent