Gotta Stay on Top of It
I was doing well with my weekly money planning sessions. Then, last week was incredibly busy and hectic. I didn’t do my financial planning session. I figured (don’t figure, it’s very imprecise!) that I had the mortgage payment plus several hundred dollars in the account, so I was OK. When I sat down to do my financial planning this morning….a little short for the mortgage payment….DOH! Don’t worry, we’ll pay it, probably without even getting a late fee.
My point here, is that you must stay on top of your finances, once you commit to doing so. If you let it slide, even for a week, you are leaving it all up to chance. And your money is definitely something you do not want to leave to chance!
Riches to Rags to Prosperity 
Alex, you really nailed this one. I find that if I don’t check in, at least weekly with my finances, they really do get the better of me. On the flip side, when I DO get current on a weekly basis, I feel grounded, know my financial boundaries and deal with my finances much more quickly.