Obsessed about bank accounts...
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Obsessed about bank accounts...
| Wed, 11-30-2005 - 10:37am |
I guess I hope that if I stare at the figures in my bank account, and review the money for my bills etc, etc I will magically make more money appear in my account!
I am obsessed with paying my bills monthly and watching the amounts go up and down on the accounts.
Is there anyone else who is obsessed with keeping an eye on their accounts?

lvhunnie2005
Glad to know I'm not the only one. I keep all my information in Quicken plus have an Excel spreadsheet that I plan what to pay on. It makes me feel more in control of my money. And honestly, I need the discipline. If I don't keep looking at it, I loose track of it again.
I keep on hoping after the holidays and the car repairs I'm facing, it will be easier to keep spending down though. No matter how closely I watch my account it seems that money keep flying out of them.
Oh yea- that's me for sure. I have an Excel sheet also and play with that thing every day. Believe me- it helps. We went on vacation last week so I was away from my numbers and the longer I didn't have them to remind me, the more I felt we could spend, spend, spend. Now that we're back and I can see the numbers, I'm back in the mood to save, save, save. Goes to show it's a psychological mindset for most of us.
Keep up the good work! You'll see a difference soon, I'm sure.
Sounds like there are a lot of us here who are alike! LOL! I do the same thing as many of you, I log on to the bank every morning, play around with my spreadsheet, look for ways to speed up the process, etc, etc, etc. I know that it does help keep me in check though and I am happy to say that being this neurotic about money has helped me pay off more than $20,000 since Jan. 04 on a single income. It does work! Thanks for sharing, I feel like I'm pretty normal now! :)
~leanne
~leanne
deciding to be happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect, but that you had decided to look beyond the imp
I also have a spreadsheet with all of my bills listed. I don't have Quicken, as I only have a computer at work. Hopefully, that situation will change this week!
I am always 'ticking' things off of my spreadsheet. It has helped me keep track of my medical bills, when all of my bills are due and now with the snowflaking I am doing. I am finally getting to the where I have paid off the smaller med bills, and am sending that additional money to my credit card. Soon I should be sending $50 extra to my CC. I also have another loan that should be paid off in less than a year. I will apply that payment to another loan. Wow - it would be so nice to make the money not to have to worry about these things!
I would like to aim to put my tax return (fingers crossed I get one!) in a savings account. I would like to start saving for a new kitchen and appliances. I didn't realise how old mine looked! My parents said they would send me money for Christmas. I believe I get a Christmas bonus and with my tax return I could be close to at least the appliances.
Looking at my bank account helps me aim for these goals.
Oh, Gosh, yes!! LOL!! Especially since I had an overdraft back in July! From that point on, I've have checked my bank account online every day. If I'm waiting for something to clear (most recently: my first online house payment), I will check several times a day. On one hand, I wonder if I'm becoming obsessive about it, and on the other hand, I'm glad I'm doing it so that I can avoid another overdraft. LOL! :-D
Pat :-D
Shannon