Comments on: Really Showing You the Money http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/2008/05/08/really-showing-you-the-money/ Visual Storytelling Insights, Tips and Advice for Anyone Who\'s Interested Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:05:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Karen J Lloyd http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/2008/05/08/really-showing-you-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1934 Karen J Lloyd Sun, 11 May 2008 05:50:17 +0000 http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/?p=101#comment-1934 Now if you could just teach me how to use Excel... What a dummy, huh? I really should do all that, I know. I'd feel much more on top of things. Surprising I don't do it...being pretty anal myself and all. Very good tip. And embrace your geek-ness girl! The rest of us need you guys. :) K Now if you could just teach me how to use Excel…

What a dummy, huh? I really should do all that, I know. I’d feel much more on top of things. Surprising I don’t do it…being pretty anal myself and all.

Very good tip. And embrace your geek-ness girl! The rest of us need you guys. \':)\'
K

]]> By: Debi http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/2008/05/08/really-showing-you-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 Debi Sun, 11 May 2008 04:15:06 +0000 http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/?p=101#comment-1929 Zzzzzzzzzz...huh..what...oh, you're done. ;) Good info as always. One idea for the receipts is to start a spreedsheet for them and at the end of the month enter all the repeipts in. Set it up to keep a running total and you never have to worry about adding them up. You can get all extra anally and make it so you can sort them by all types of catagories. That can really help to see where the money goes. Oh and you can do graphs too!! Oh dear...I think my science-geek background is peaking out. Zzzzzzzzzz…huh..what…oh, you’re done. \';)\'

Good info as always. One idea for the receipts is to start a spreedsheet for them and at the end of the month enter all the repeipts in. Set it up to keep a running total and you never have to worry about adding them up. You can get all extra anally and make it so you can sort them by all types of catagories. That can really help to see where the money goes. Oh and you can do graphs too!! Oh dear…I think my science-geek background is peaking out.

]]> By: Karen J Lloyd http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/2008/05/08/really-showing-you-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1887 Karen J Lloyd Thu, 08 May 2008 19:22:21 +0000 http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/?p=101#comment-1887 Well, it's good to know I was a <em>little</em> entertaining at least. Yes, I'm a firm believer in being organized. Artists just may have a different way of doing it than a banker. I'm a bit of a cross-breed myself...pretty darn organized. Nice to know I'm not alone! I think the key is to keep it simple, usable and visual. Thanks for the input Todd...always appreciated. :) K Well, it’s good to know I was a little entertaining at least.

Yes, I’m a firm believer in being organized. Artists just may have a different way of doing it than a banker. I’m a bit of a cross-breed myself…pretty darn organized. Nice to know I’m not alone!

I think the key is to keep it simple, usable and visual. Thanks for the input Todd…always appreciated. \':)\'
K

]]> By: Todd Jacobsen http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/2008/05/08/really-showing-you-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1886 Todd Jacobsen Thu, 08 May 2008 18:41:10 +0000 http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/?p=101#comment-1886 You put all of this into such precise (and entertaining) detail that I just had to comment...every last thing you wrote above is of the utmost importance, not only in a financial sense, but also in a "lifehacking" sense. I've always felt that the more organized overall a person is, the more apt they are to feel like they're living their lives to the fullest. (Must be the ex-accountant in me. A place for everything, and everything in its place.) It's like the feeling one gets after they've tackled a horribly messy garage, and then makes a vow--and keeps it--to never let it get that way again. Myself, I've learned quite a bit from approaching seemingly insurmountable tasks this way. You put all of this into such precise (and entertaining) detail that I just had to comment…every last thing you wrote above is of the utmost importance, not only in a financial sense, but also in a “lifehacking” sense. I’ve always felt that the more organized overall a person is, the more apt they are to feel like they’re living their lives to the fullest. (Must be the ex-accountant in me. A place for everything, and everything in its place.)

It’s like the feeling one gets after they’ve tackled a horribly messy garage, and then makes a vow–and keeps it–to never let it get that way again. Myself, I’ve learned quite a bit from approaching seemingly insurmountable tasks this way.

]]> By: Karen J Lloyd http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/2008/05/08/really-showing-you-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1883 Karen J Lloyd Thu, 08 May 2008 15:48:52 +0000 http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/?p=101#comment-1883 OK Dan, Since your site seem legitimate, I'll leave up your comment...but it borders on being a bit of a spammy-pants. :) But thanks for the link...it could come in handy for some. K OK Dan,
Since your site seem legitimate, I’ll leave up your comment…but it borders on being a bit of a spammy-pants. \':)\'

But thanks for the link…it could come in handy for some.
K

]]> By: Dan Englander http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/2008/05/08/really-showing-you-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1880 Dan Englander Thu, 08 May 2008 13:24:45 +0000 http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/?p=101#comment-1880 You're right; organizing receipts is really important and can end up saving you a lot of money. Unfortunately, when you are organizing a bunch of paper by yourself and trying to create a filing system from scratch, you end up spending a lot of time that you didn't before. What if there was a way to not lose money and also not lose time? Well, thanks to the Web, there finally is one. Shoeboxed.com offers free and paid services to help you get all your receipts organized without having to do any of the hard work. <a href="http://www.shoeboxed.com" rel="nofollow">www.shoeboxed.com</a> Dan Englander Shoeboxed.com You’re right; organizing receipts is really important and can end up saving you a lot of money. Unfortunately, when you are organizing a bunch of paper by yourself and trying to create a filing system from scratch, you end up spending a lot of time that you didn’t before. What if there was a way to not lose money and also not lose time? Well, thanks to the Web, there finally is one. Shoeboxed.com offers free and paid services to help you get all your receipts organized without having to do any of the hard work.

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