Just getting started on One Year To An Organized Finanical Life

I'm getting a late start on One Year to an Organized Financial Life due to some shipping issues.  However, it is now in my hands!  I have quickly skimmed over the table of contents and am SO excited!  I can't wait to get started.  I know I have a lot of the tools and tricks in place already but there is so much that I know I am going to learn.  I'd really like to start in January and work my way right from the beginning.  Another part of me says, start the first week of March and then in the new year do January and February.  I am just unsure; I think that what Regina Leeds covers in January and February are points that are built on in March and the following months.

(I really can't believe that February is almost done!!!)

As I write this, I am reading the introduction.  The goal of this book is to "bring clarity, simplicity and order to your finances."  I'm excited.  Like I said, I have a pretty good system, but there is always room for improvement and hints and suggestions.  However, I think that I will find a lot of the information will be specific to the United States.  (We find this with Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University as well.)

So many times I skip over the introduction in a book.  I am glad that I didn't with this book.  Regina Leeds packs a lot of learning into her introduction.  This is general information to help guide us through the book and through the year.  In the introduction she explains the Magic Formula which is a three step process to organization. 

There are other things that we need to do in order to make positive change in our finances.  I will be working on these things through the process as well.  I am amazed that no matter what organizing book or person I am reading or listening to I find these same things to be consistently needed:

• make your bed every morning (sound like Flylady?)
• never leave dirty dishes in the sink (Flylady again???)
• don't leave clean dishes in the drain pan
• put your keys in the same place the moment you come home (launch pad??)
• create a set place for items that always get lost such as remotes and glasses

After reading the introduction entirely, I have decided to get through the first two chapters while also working on the current month.  I will do the first week of January and the first week of March.  I will continue through March and April in this manner.  At the end of April, I will be able to move just to May on its own.  I think that might get the job done.

Watch for more posts in the coming weeks.  I'll be starting full force on this book come the first week of March.


Striving to learn and live God's purposes,