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The Too Busy to Budget Financial Organizing System

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Too Busy to Budget by Kathy Miller is just what I needed to get my financial act together. Money and finances are complex and abstract areas for me. Miller provides a ready-made visual system to track bills, accounts, expenses and income.

She has already done the work of setting up the system. All I had to do was follow the directions.

Everyone needs a system for tracking finances. I recommend this one because it is comprehensive and easy to use. The directions and the forms for an entire year are all contained in this one book so that you can refer to the system as you go. Too busy to do it yourself? Treat yourself to a copy of Too Busy to Budget and get a handle on your finances today.

As a CPA I have looked at many budgeting systems and approaches. This book Outlines a very direct approach that will fit the budget process for most individuals. Most people do not need an overly complex system. This one will save time and get the job done without need for additional resources.

This book is changing the way I feel about money one day at a time. As I enter my income and expenses into the Monthly calendars I am no longer afraid that I have spent too much or that I won't have enough to cover certain expenses because the guess work is taken away. I recommend this book to anyone who has difficulty sticking to a budget or who is working on improving prosperity consciousness in their lives and the way they feel about money.

As a Professional Organizer I not only recommend this to all my clients, I have been using it for several years myself. It is the simplest tool for getting the monthly bills in order and has allowed my husband and I to have a clear picture of our finances. It is simple, easy and instantly organizes our finances and that is a good feeling. I highly recommend this book to everyone!

As soon as I received this book, I started recommending it to all participants attending my financial seminars, across the country. Many people say they are "too busy" to budget, when in fact, they are just not organized. And the first (and most important) step to getting out of debt and control of your finances is being organized. It can't get any easier than this. Try it and your money will be glad you did!!

As a Professional Organizer, I recommend this book to all my clients who are looking to get their bill-paying organized and finally under control. It is elegant in its' simplicity and that's why it works for people who've never been able to get their finances organized before. It gives them a sense of empowerment and takes the "scary" out of the process. In some cases, I actually provide my clients with a copy of this organizing system as part of my service. The feedback I get is that they feel enormously relieved to finally let go of the "ostrich approach" to money management. I highly recommend this book!

A clever system, in calendar form, to visually monitor and tabulate expenses. Unique and practical. One literally sees when and where money is being spent by simply recording payments due and then verifying that payment was made-on a dedicated monthly calendar.

I suspect it pays for itself because the user of this system should never incur a "late charge". Just look at the calendar each day and it is the closest thing to having an announcement that says: " Today is the day you pay yoru mortage." With sections for credit card and loan account balances also staring you in the face, you "know where you are" financially.

Highly recommended for anyone who spends money,

-Robert Kotler, MD, FACS

Author, SECRETS OF A BEVERLY HILLS COSMETIC SURGEON

I've been using the "Too Busy To Budget" system for two years now. I recommend it to my clients and when I conduct workshops, I hand one out as a door prize. I've gotten so used to using the system, that I can't pay my bills without it, nor would I want to. In addition to helping us keep track of our bills, it has helped my husband and I "see" where we stand financially. It's more like a calender in book form, with step by step instructions, rather than an actual book to read. That's what I like best. I don't want to read another book about how to budget and pay my bills, I just want to do it!

This "book" of about 20 pages is very overpriced, in spite of the generous Amazon discount. It is mostly blank space, sheets upon which the user must write everything. One could accomplish the same thing using a notebook, regular calendar, or grid created on a computer. There is a page of instructions, pretty much common sense for anyone who has done budgeting. I hope to return the one I ordered.

Shortly after I started working with Too Busy to Budget, I got clear about how I preferred to spend my money -- and time. My finances have become much more manageable, and my savings is growing again. There's something comforting about putting pen to paper (as opposed to using software), and the simple format makes it easy and enjoyable to use again and again.