Dollar Matters: Simple Ideas for Better Finances

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Have you been looking for ways to improve your finances? It always takes planning and thought to be successful with your finances, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. This past week, plenty of PF blogger have written about simple ways to improve your finances:

Creating Wealth — Avoid These 3 Mistakes

If you want to build wealth, you do need to avoid mistakes. Neal at Wealth Pilgrim offers a look at three mistakes to avoid as you work toward bettering your finances. Using an illustrative story, Neal shares the mistakes you should avoid if you want to build wealth.

How to Mess Up Your Financial Life

Here’s another great post about what not to do. Matt from Matt About Money offers a look at problems that can arise when you rely too much on debt. He looks the crazy reality that some people actually feel empowered by debt.

How to Become a Millionaire in 2 Simple Steps

Jason at Redeeming Riches takes a look at how you can become a millionaire. It’s not that hard, as long as you remember basic finances. It’s funny how it always goes back to the simple things that we’ve heard time and time again.

4 Simple Strategies for Saving on Groceries

I wrote this post over at MoneyNing. You don’t have to be an extreme couponer to save money at the store. You can save significantly by following four simple strategies related to your grocery shopping.

Do you BELIEVE you can become wealthy?

Jim Yih points out that before you can be successful in terms of finances, you have to believe that it is possible for you. This means that you need to believe that wealth is possible. Jim offers some solid suggestions for changing you mindset to something more positive.

5 Steps for Dealing with Credit Card Debt

Janet at Credit, Eh offers a five-step plan for getting rid of credit card debt. She breaks it down so that you can see what to do for each step. You can tackle your credit card debt, and it doesn’t have to be complicated.

Your Stuff Costs You Money

Alan at Canadian Finance Blog takes a look at how your stuff could be costing you. Before you buy something else — and before you store the mounds of stuff you already have — stop and think about how your finances could be improved if you didn’t have so many things.