On the American Express-backed Currency blog, Jason takes the traditional seven deadly sins and applies them to personal finance, offering potential pitfalls money-smart people can slip in to, as well as remedies to seek absolution from the misdeeds.
For some reason, Jason considers stinginess a negative trait.
From the post:
1. Stinginess. You remember Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens's classic Christmas Carol: the epitome of a heartless miser, a wealthy man who valued his precious coins far more valuable than those around him. He was extremely unhappy—because tightwads aren't happy. You'd think the more you build your own kingdom by holding tightly to your money, the happier you'd be—but it's simply not true. We get tremendous joy from living with open hearts and open hands, especially toward those in need.How to Change: Experiment for a month: Set aside a certain amount to give to others—doesn't matter if it's $10 or $100. What's more important is that you seek opportunities to give it to someone who can really use it. After you do that, jot down how it makes you feel. My guess is you'll experience more joy than you would have from spending it on yourself. If I'm right, keep setting aside "generosity money" each month.
Click the source link for Jason's evaluation of the other sins.
What's your biggest weakness when it comes to money, and what do you do to combat it?
The 7 Deadly Sins Of Personal Finance
Consumerist Budget Spreadsheet Balances Your Money, Encourages Your Nest Egg
The saving-savvy folks at The Consumerist blog have put together a template Excel spreadsheet for managing personal finances. It's the kind of thing you always say you're going to do, but they went ahead and did it for you, and it's free.
It's not a new thing, but Consumerist's budget spreadsheet, crafted during the days the site was one of our blog network brethren, has come back, after being lost to the vagaries of server maintenance. The site has instructions on setting it up, including tips on thinking through your monthly expenses and advice on how much you should plan on socking away for a rainy day, retirement, and other expenses.
Maybe you use Mint or another automated spending/saving tracker instead—but then again, maybe those tools are so automatic that you don't get a good look at your real money situation.
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