Simplify Your Financial Life

Who says your financial life has to be hard? It can be simple—just make a date with your money, and you’ll be on your way! It turns out that many of us have spent years being fed inaccurate information about how money works and about our abilities to manage it. Author Dawn Starks, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM practitioner and financial advisor, is here to change those beliefs and prove that managing our money is not as difficult as we’ve been led to believe. When she established her financial planning firm in 1999, her goal was to streamline the financial planning process for her clients. Now she has compiled her best tips to help you. Are you eager to shed the notion that managing money is hard? Would you like to put your financial life on a better track? Then this book is for you. Simplify Your Financial Life contains 104 lively, accessible tips that illustrate how we can change our mindsets, lay good foundations, get organized, and create easy-to-implement systems so that we can stop worrying and spend more time doing the things in life we love. Tips on budgeting, spending, getting out of debt, saving, and investing fill out this friendly volume for people at any stage of life. In addition to her commitment to simplifying financial planning, Dawn has embraced the personal benefits of minimalism and simple living. In 2018, she launched her online business, SimpleMoney, where she writes and teaches about personal finance while sharing the benefits that simple living and minimalism can bring.

Pulliam Weston (Your Credit Score), columnist for MSN Money and author of the nationally syndicated column "Money Talk," provides a practical, easy-to-understand guide to taking control of personal finances and establishing financial security. Like most financial advice books, this collection covers the basics, such as creating a financial toolkit, investing, planning for retirement and saving for college. While Pulliam Weston provides insights into these areas-especially for those without a financial background-she also charts new territory with her "60 Percent Solution" and "50/30/20 Plan," both aimed at spending control, as well as getting the most out of your credit cards and what to do if you've overspent on a car purchase. An advocate of online banking, Pulliam Weston maps out the right way to pay bills and advocates account aggregation and consolidation. She also provides a useful resource guide for finding a financial planner, a tax professional and an estate planning attorney. Checklists are included in each chapter, as well as helpful charts and tables that aid in getting and staying organized. This book will be a valuable guide on the path to financial control and security. --Publishers Weekly “If you want to simplify your life and make solid decisions—fast—this book is your answer. It’s one more reason Liz remains one of America’s most trusted financial columnists. Quick, easy, and empowering!” —Jennifer Openshaw, Author of The Millionaire Zone and CEO, WinningAdvice.com “As usual, Liz cuts to the chase to provide readers with practical, easy to implement tips for living a rich life. If you follow only half of her on-the-money recommendations you’ll be exponentially better off tomorrow than you are today.” —Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., Author of Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich and Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office Simplify your financial life... now and forever! • By the Internet’s #1 personal finance expert, MSN’s Liz Pulliam Weston • Stop feeling overwhelmed by your finances: take control, the easy way! • Save time, avoid mistakes, and help secure your future Common sense. Easy solutions. Plain English. Best selling author, Liz Pulliam Weston, takes on the problem everyone has, and nobody talks about: the sheer hassle of managing your money! Weston offers practical guidance and easy checklists for every decision: investments, credit cards, insurance, mortgages, retirement, college savings, and more! Discover how to consolidate, delegate, and automate your finances...save time and money...and live a more rewarding, secure life! www.lizweston.com

Most people who need a budget just hate budgeting; it makes people feel confined. Money management systems often have the same effect, seeming too complex or restrictive. With its focus on taking control of your finances, on empowering rather than restricting, Winning With Money marks a path for your first steps to personal success. The genius is in simplicity. Learn how to simplify, take control of your money and take control of your life. Learn how to achieve financial success, flexibility and options in your life – all without dedicating everything to a complicated, hard-to-follow system. Whether you are 18 or 98, the principles outlined in Winning with Money will set you on a course toward freedom, flexibility and control.

Do you want to simplify the demands on your time, energy, and resources? Do you have complicated responsibilities, overwhelming to-do lists, and endless clutter leaving you feeling overwhelmed? What if you could clear the clutter once and for all? Bestselling author and entrepreneur Emily Ley can help you make space for what matters most. In A Simplified Life, you'll find: Emily's realistic strategies, achievable systems, and methods for permanently clearing the clutter, organizing your priorities, and living intentionally 10 key focus areas--from your home and meal planning, to style and finances, parenting, faith life, and more Tactical tools to help you with your family, increased work demands, and daily household routines Gorgeous photography and meaningful quote callouts A Simplified Life is for: Mothers wanting to create a more intentional lifestyle by reducing clutter Anyone struggling with organizing schedules and keeping up with multiple to-do lists Mother's Day, National Best Friend Day, birthdays, and holiday gifts

A guide to the basics of investing and mutual funds. The author argues that his approach to investing through index funds is financially more rewarding than investing in mutual funds run by professional managers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Feeling overwhelmed by clutter? Yearning for a life filled with experiences, not just possessions? The Minimalism Workbook is your practical guide to decluttering your physical space, finances, and even your mental space to create a more fulfilling and intentional life. This comprehensive workbook goes beyond basic decluttering tips. Inside, you'll discover: The transformative power of minimalism: Learn how minimalism can reduce stress, increase freedom, and empower you to live a life that aligns with your values. Step-by-step decluttering strategies: Develop a personalized decluttering plan for your home, finances, and schedule, with practical exercises and checklists to guide you. Minimalist budgeting and debt management: Discover strategies for mindful spending, paying down debt, and achieving financial freedom. The minimalist mindset: Cultivate a long-term commitment to minimalism by aligning it with your core values and goals. Maintaining a minimalist lifestyle: Learn how to prevent clutter creep and stay motivated on your minimalist journey. Packed with practical tips, inspiring stories, and valuable resources, The Minimalism Workbook is your roadmap to a simpler, more fulfilling life. Start decluttering today and discover the joy of living with less and experiencing more!

With more than two million copies of the Simplify series books in print--now there are two million and one reasons to simplify, simplify, simplify. Elaine St. James' Simplify series has taught the world how to start doing less and enjoying it more. Now Elaine teaches us to balance one of life's most difficult areas: the work world. Filled with tremendously helpful advice, and easy yet profoundly smart suggestions, her new book shows us big and small ways to scale down and simplify life on the job, such as: Breaking the habit of bringing work home from the office Estimating the time it will take to complete a project, then double the estimate Cutting back on the amount of time you spend working Learning how to make the right decisions quickly Written in the same upbeat, relaxed, and matter-of-fact tone that won millions of readers to the simplicity movement, Simplify Your Work Life is certain to attract even more followers. Elaine's syndicated weekly column Simplify Your Life is carried in 50 newspapers nationwide and is read by more than 2 million fans each week.

If something were to happen to you, what would I do? It was in the journey to answer this simple question that transformed a small list of things to remember into a life resource designed to keep individuals and families organized as they navigate through the ups and downs of life. Along with the peace of mind in becoming organized, this journal can serve as a progress report of your financial health as you journey through life. Take the next step for yourself and your loved ones and complete this today! This ""Guided Journal"" is an organized way to document the following: 1) Personal Information: (Social Security Number, Date of Birth, etc.) 2) Medical Information & History 3) Financial & Loan Accounts 4) The Location of Your Important Documents 6) Passwords 7) Emergency Plan 8) Funeral Arrangements 9) Savings & Retirement Visions 10) Memoirs & More