Comments on: An Easy Shortcut to Successfully Budget Your Finances http://www.followsteph.com/2008/07/02/an-easy-shortcut-to-successfully-budget-your-finances/ Follow Steph through his real estate and business journeys Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:15:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: budget coupons http://www.followsteph.com/2008/07/02/an-easy-shortcut-to-successfully-budget-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-52545 budget coupons Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:56:14 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/?p=490#comment-52545 [...] means that we need to keep track of all our expenses and all of our income. For most people the ihttp://www.followsteph.com/2008/07/02/an-easy-shortcut-to-successfully-budget-your-finances/Budget Coupons - neotravel.com - Budget Rental Car coupons and ...Neotravel.com searches the [...] [...] means that we need to keep track of all our expenses and all of our income. For most people the ihttp://www.followsteph.com/2008/07/02/an-easy-shortcut-to-successfully-budget-your-finances/Budget Coupons – neotravel.com – Budget Rental Car coupons and …Neotravel.com searches the [...]

]]> By: FollowSteph.com - Oops… http://www.followsteph.com/2008/07/02/an-easy-shortcut-to-successfully-budget-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-51882 FollowSteph.com - Oops… Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:59:07 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/?p=490#comment-51882 [...] I published the post An Easy Shortcut to Successfully Budget Your Finances. On it I stated a “basic rule” to significantly simplify your budgeting, all the while [...] [...] I published the post An Easy Shortcut to Successfully Budget Your Finances. On it I stated a “basic rule” to significantly simplify your budgeting, all the while [...]

]]> By: Stephane Grenier http://www.followsteph.com/2008/07/02/an-easy-shortcut-to-successfully-budget-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-51807 Stephane Grenier Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:49:54 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/?p=490#comment-51807 Hi Freewheeler, Actually I am following the rule in the examples. Let's look at another example in more detail. If I have an expense of rent that's $2650, then the rule says increase the first digit 1. In this case, I would round up to $3000 (3 being the digit up). You'll also notice that this rounds up my expense. In regards to income, you've made me realize that my rule isn't quite as accurate as it should be. Instead of just reduce the first digit by 1, it should be leave the first digit and reduce all other digits to 0. Therefore $3,456 becomes $3,000 (rounding down). And if that's the wording I use, then the first rule should be adjusted accordingly ("all other digits to 0). I'm going to give it some more thoughts and make some adjustments to this post tonight. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! Hi Freewheeler,

Actually I am following the rule in the examples. Let’s look at another example in more detail.

If I have an expense of rent that’s $2650, then the rule says increase the first digit 1. In this case, I would round up to $3000 (3 being the digit up). You’ll also notice that this rounds up my expense.

In regards to income, you’ve made me realize that my rule isn’t quite as accurate as it should be. Instead of just reduce the first digit by 1, it should be leave the first digit and reduce all other digits to 0. Therefore $3,456 becomes $3,000 (rounding down). And if that’s the wording I use, then the first rule should be adjusted accordingly (”all other digits to 0).

I’m going to give it some more thoughts and make some adjustments to this post tonight. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

]]> By: Freewheeler http://www.followsteph.com/2008/07/02/an-easy-shortcut-to-successfully-budget-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-51796 Freewheeler Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:31:30 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/?p=490#comment-51796 But your example says something different than your rule says. In your example, you're rounding expenses up and income down. That's very different from 'increase/decrease the first digit'. IMHO. But your example says something different than your rule says. In your example, you’re rounding expenses up and income down. That’s very different from ‘increase/decrease the first digit’. IMHO.

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