Money for Life Success Planner : The 12-Week Companion to Achieve Financial Fitness

by SMITH STEVEN B.

• ISBN13: 9780793195152
• ISBN10: 0793195152
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-15
• Publisher: Kaplan

Summary

Spending less than you make is the key to creating stability and long-term financial fitness. Indeed, everyone needs to develop a spending plan, regardless of how much money they earn. Financial fitness can be achieved at any income level, and the Money for Life Success Planner will show you how to get there. Steven B. Smith has compiled activities and exercises that will assist you in managing your spending and help you achieve financial stability and freedom. Based on the program outlined in his previous book, Money for Life: Budgeting Success and Financial Fitness in Just 12 Weeks, the Money for Life Success Planner discusses ways to help you understand your true financial situation, and set appropriate objectives regarding spending habits. The week-by-week program combines worksheets, examples, and tips to help you stay on track to achieve your long-term financial goals. Each section of the Money for Life Success Planner contains an overview of objectives, references to the related sections of the book Money for Life, and personal insights from people who have found success using the envelope budgeting method, along with the other Money for Life principles. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Steven B. Smith is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of In2M Corporation

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction	xv
Prologue	1	(5)
Laying the Foundation for Success	6	(22)
Plan and Track	28	(29)
Track	57	(2)
Track	59	(3)
Track	62	(3)
Compare, Adjust, Plan, and Track	65	(18)
Track	83	(3)
Track	86	(3)
Track	89	(3)
Compare, Adjust, Plan, and Track	92	(4)
Track	96	(2)
Track	98	(2)
Track	100	(9)
Success in 12 Weeks: Compare, Adjust, Plan, and Track	102	(3)
Financial Fitness Beyond 12 Weeks	105	(4)
Appendix A: Mvelopes® Personal	109	(9)
Appendix B: Forms	118