Comments on: Personal Finance Doesn’t Absolve Personal Responsibility http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/ Personal Finance for Geeks from the Debt Snowball to Homemade Air Conditioners Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:48:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Debt Free News From A Debt Free Reader #3 | Enemy of Debt: Where Behavior Meets Reality http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-4690 Debt Free News From A Debt Free Reader #3 | Enemy of Debt: Where Behavior Meets Reality Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:01:08 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-4690 [...] of my favorite posts over at Fiscal Geek is one titled, Personal Finance Doesn’t Absolve Personal Responsibility. Anyone that believes in personal responsibility is a friend of mine. I believe that it is the key [...]

[...] of my favorite posts over at Fiscal Geek is one titled, Personal Finance Doesn’t Absolve Personal Responsibility. Anyone that believes in personal responsibility is a friend of mine. I believe that it is the key [...]

]]> By: paul http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-3597 paul Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:41:29 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-3597 Hey Gordon I think you meant to comment on the Quicken review based on your comment but what you would do is start with your initial balance on January 1st. You might want to check out the a href="https://qlc.intuit.com/app/full_page">Quicken Community Forums</a> at the Quicken Site for some more help there. As to your categories question I found this article at the Quicken site you might want to <a href="http://quicken.intuit.com/support/articles/using-quicken/income-and-expenses/4452.html" rel="nofollow">look at</a>. In general you can find some beginner data at http://quicken.intuit.com/support/windows.jsp. Hope that helps. Hey Gordon I think you meant to comment on the Quicken review based on your comment but what you would do is start with your initial balance on January 1st. You might want to check out the a href=”https://qlc.intuit.com/app/full_page”>Quicken Community Forums at the Quicken Site for some more help there. As to your categories question I found this article at the Quicken site you might want to look at. In general you can find some beginner data at http://quicken.intuit.com/support/windows.jsp. Hope that helps.

]]> By: gordon gredell http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-3593 gordon gredell Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:06:49 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-3593 i just got quicken STARTER, and want to start jan. 1, showing my balance at that point! have 2 checking accounts (1 has auto pay). also have 2 credit cards, i pay in full each month. how do i get started? how do i establish categories, especially from the credit cards? as you can tell i'm an 81 yearold beginner! THANK YOU! i just got quicken STARTER, and want to start jan. 1, showing my balance at that point! have 2 checking accounts (1 has auto pay). also have 2 credit cards, i pay in full each month. how do i get started? how do i establish categories, especially from the credit cards? as you can tell i’m an 81 yearold beginner! THANK YOU!

]]> By: America, Welcome to the Poorhouse! Book Review and Contest http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-2186 America, Welcome to the Poorhouse! Book Review and Contest Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:49:29 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-2186 [...] part of the mortgage mess is people buying more house than they can afford. Personal responsibility is a factor in this and to just ignore bad financial decisions isn’t going to fix [...]

[...] part of the mortgage mess is people buying more house than they can afford. Personal responsibility is a factor in this and to just ignore bad financial decisions isn’t going to fix [...]

]]> By: 5 Awful Truths About Money | Redeeming Riches http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-1987 5 Awful Truths About Money | Redeeming Riches Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:08:48 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-1987 [...] to everyone.  Sometimes we need to hear the hard truths and realize that we should step it up and accept responsibility for ourselves. [...]

[...] to everyone.  Sometimes we need to hear the hard truths and realize that we should step it up and accept responsibility for ourselves. [...]

]]> By: Weekend Reading – Spooky Halloween Edition | HighYields.com http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-1970 Weekend Reading – Spooky Halloween Edition | HighYields.com Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:01:36 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-1970 [...] Geek takes on personal responsibility in personal [...]

[...] Geek takes on personal responsibility in personal [...]

]]> By: Sunday Link Rodeo 6 « Evolution of Wealth http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-1960 Sunday Link Rodeo 6 « Evolution of Wealth Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:58:54 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-1960 [...] Personal Finance Doesn’t Absolve Personal Responsibility from @fiscalgeek It’s sad to me how many people let their futures depend on chance.  I don’t know that I agree with his arms but I love the concept. [...]

[...] Personal Finance Doesn’t Absolve Personal Responsibility from @fiscalgeek It’s sad to me how many people let their futures depend on chance.  I don’t know that I agree with his arms but I love the concept. [...]

]]> By: Weekend Reading – Spooky Halloween Edition | Darwin's Finance http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-1942 Weekend Reading – Spooky Halloween Edition | Darwin's Finance Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:44:39 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-1942 [...] Geek takes on personal responsibility in personal [...]

[...] Geek takes on personal responsibility in personal [...]

]]> By: saturday roundup: halloween edition — the centsible life http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-1939 saturday roundup: halloween edition — the centsible life Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:04:57 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-1939 [...] from FiscalGeek talks about personal responsibility in personal finance. Yes, we all know credit card companies suck, but ultimately we are responsible for how we use our [...]

[...] from FiscalGeek talks about personal responsibility in personal finance. Yes, we all know credit card companies suck, but ultimately we are responsible for how we use our [...]

]]> By: paul's wife http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/10/personal-responsibility/#comment-1922 paul's wife Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:09:59 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=1117#comment-1922 I don't usually have much to say here on fiscal geek, but thought I'd throw out a couple of my thoughts. 1 - I do think the banks have a lot to own up to with all the ridiculous lending they were participating in. I'm also annoyed with the government, that they think the consumption lifestyle is something we need to get back to. The fact is, when our nation was living by overspending and going into debt, we were building an unrealistic economy. Now the whole nation will need to "reset" it's expectations. 2 - The "millionaire next door" type books really resonate with me b/c I like the idea of living a life of contentment. I try to tell our boys that we are more than blessed because we have everything we need, and most of the things we want. I'm so thankful that we are getting to the place financially where we are living on less than we make and preparing for the future. I'm looking forward to the next step - when we can give the rest away to people and organizations that are in need. As DR says: Live like no one else, so later you can GIVE like no one else. I don’t usually have much to say here on fiscal geek, but thought I’d throw out a couple of my thoughts. 1 – I do think the banks have a lot to own up to with all the ridiculous lending they were participating in. I’m also annoyed with the government, that they think the consumption lifestyle is something we need to get back to. The fact is, when our nation was living by overspending and going into debt, we were building an unrealistic economy. Now the whole nation will need to “reset” it’s expectations. 2 – The “millionaire next door” type books really resonate with me b/c I like the idea of living a life of contentment. I try to tell our boys that we are more than blessed because we have everything we need, and most of the things we want. I’m so thankful that we are getting to the place financially where we are living on less than we make and preparing for the future. I’m looking forward to the next step – when we can give the rest away to people and organizations that are in need.
As DR says: Live like no one else, so later you can GIVE like no one else.

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