Organizing the Nest Survey, Part 5 ~ Family Finances & Budgeting
January 23, 2013
Good morning, my friends ... and so we continue! :)
Today I'd like to focus on household finances ... an extremely important area of family life to keep organized! So I have quite a list of questions for you this morning ...
1. Where/how do you store incoming bills?
2. Where/how do you store receipts and statements?
3. Do you have a pre-determined household budget (weekly or otherwise)? Where do you write it down? How often do you refer to it?
4. Where do you keep financial goals and/or money-saving ideas?
5. Do you and your spouse talk about finances on a regular basis?
6. Any favorite financial books/resources to recommend?
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Once again (and I know I sound like a broken record!) I want to thank everyone who has been participating in this survey. I have found your comments so interesting and helpful! I've taken to printing them out so I can read them a little more closely - reading glasses on, and hi-lghter in hand!
If you'd like to revisit previous survey comments (to read through or add your own), please click on the following links:
1. to-do lists (daily and someday)
2. family food
3. calendars
4. file folders and paper management
(Remember - each time you comment your name is entered in the contest!)
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Now just to clarify, I'm not doing this survey for any other reason than to encourage the sharing of ideas between like-minded friends. (That and I'm kind of nosy when it comes to these things.) I'm not collecting data for a book on organizing ... in fact, looking around my house at the moment, that would seem like a rather humorous idea. ;)
But while I have you, I would like to mention a little book I just ordered for myself after seeing an excerpt in Parents magazine. The book is called, Family Inc.: Office-Inspired Solutions to Reduce the Chaos in Your Home (And Save Your Sanity!), and though I've only just started reading, I'm really enjoying it so far! The book revolves around a couple who found themselves quite disorganized and stressed out until they started meeting weekly to talk about family needs and responsibilities. They were both working outside the home at the time, and employed some of the strategies they used to keep on top of things professionally, in their household. I will report in again on this book once I've read the whole thing! :)
Well, until next time my friends, thanks so much for stopping by. Enjoy your day, and I will see you all again sometime soon!
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