Category Archives: Budgeting

The Spending Pyramid: Personal Values and Financial Planning (Part II)

In yesterday’s article, we were able to explore the structure of a spending pyramid a la Robert Pagliarini. Based on Dan Pink’s lecture on motivation (which I embedded in another article), there are three human motivating factors. Autonomy – The urge to direct our ...

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The Spending Pyramid: Personal Values and Financial Planning (Part I)

Do you ever find yourself wondering where the time has gone at the end of the day? It starts out bright and you perform the required tasks for the day, but the rest of the time has flown by before you realize it? This is often also the case with money. In his book

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How to use Microsoft Excel to manage finances

In a previous article, I mentioned how to use online sites to see and keep track of how your money is spent. Another way of managing finances and tracking expenses is done using Microsoft Excel. On the Microsoft Office site a search for “Personal Finance” in templates will yield a list ...

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