Monday, November 12, 2012

Blog Entry Week 8


Personal Journal 8.1
p. 295  Prioritizing Your Life

Urgent Important – Pay an overdue credit card bill.
Urgent Not Important – Study for Friday’s exam.
Not Urgent Important – Fix a flat tire on the car.
Not Urgent Not Important – See a movie

Personal Journal 8.3
p. 308  How Do You See Money?

To me, money is an unfortunate necessity in life.
My financial goals are to comfortably retire by age 50 and ensure my child's college is paid for.
If I had a $100.00 bill in my wallet, I would take my family out to dinner.
When I think about paying bills, I feel organized and accomplished.
One thing I don’t understand about money is making proper investments.
To me, planning for retirement is expensive.
I worry about having enough money for a down payment on a new car.
Money helps me enjoy my life by allowing me to travel the world.
I don’t need money to enjoy time with my family.

Personal Journal 8.4
p. 320  Look Before You Leap
1.
Purchase: New couches.
Why I made it: The couches we had were cheap and uncomfortable.
Why I wish I hadn’t: There was only a small selection to choose from and I did not love them. Also, the material is not thick enough and tears easily.
2.
Purchase: Side tables in our living room.
Why I made it: We needed side tables.
Why I wish I hadn’t: I did not especially like the side tables and I should have waited until I found something I loved instead of settling.
3.
Purchase: Living room lamps.
Why I made it: We needed lamps.
Why I wish I hadn’t: I do not like them.
4.
Purchase: Set of 3 stackable tables.
Why I made it: I really liked the tables and I thought I could use them.
Why I wish I hadn’t: It turns out I didn't really have a use or place for the tables. They also were not worth the money we spent.
(We bought a lot of our furniture while living in Germany. We had a very small selection of home items to choose from, which inevitably left us with a lot of things we don’t really like. We should have just been patient and waited.)

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