Comments on: Applying the Five Fundamentals of Financial Success

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The 55th Carnival of Money Stories - Tax Day Edition — The Baglady — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:04:04 +0000

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By: Madison

Madison — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:38:30 +0000

@ No Debt Plan & No More Spending: I agree, it would be really hard if my husband and I weren’t on the same page.

@ Todd: You really got me thinking. What are my life goals? And even beyond that… do my financial goals align with my life goals? I’m going to have to go back to the drawing board to do some thinking on this one! It’s a good challenge.

@ Frugal Dad: I hope you have a dental policy that covers 50% at least.

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:59:36 +0000

“Plan for the unexpected” is huge. We were just surprised with some upcoming orthodontics work for one of our kids. Great, there goes the emergency fund! No, we should have a little time to plan and put some back.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:05:52 +0000

The Five Fundamentals appear to serve financial goals pretty well, but, I think it’s important to know what the fundamental goal(s) of your life and your family life is. As a society, it feels like we are selling so many parts of our lives to reach “happiness”. And, I’m as guilty as the next.

By: no more spending

no more spending — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:41:05 +0000

Great fundamentals Madison, I’m so glad me and my husband are in tandem with our finances. We both have the same goals and the same commitment to those goals. It really does make life easier.

By: No Debt Plan

No Debt Plan — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:20:08 +0000

Working together is really clutch for married folks. You can’t have people going in completely opposite directions for very long.

It’s also hard to plan for the unexpected… that’s why it’s the unexpected! You can have an emergency fund, then it gets wiped out, then another emergency comes.

As they say, roll with the punches.