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A Good Steward's Money Management Journal - 2004

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I'm what most folks would call a "creative type"...my skills are not particularly strong the organizational arena and so, I've usually lived in a bit of chaos when it comes to managing my money (it comes in, it goes out...uh...where did it go?). I thought I was destined to always be struggling to make sense of the whole money thing.

And then a friend recommended A Good Steward's Money Management Journal.

This journal is a deceptively simple tool that has helped me gain clarity about what's going where, when it has to go there, and what I owe to whom. It's easy to use (and it doesn't take forever to learn or "set up" like online money management things that used to set my head spinning...).

I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who thinks that managing money has to be hard. I did. And now I don't. A Good Steward's Money Management Journal has given me a system I can LIVE WITH. (and a little more sanity around bill paying time!) (and can't we all use a little more of that!?)

I have used the book for a year, and so have a number of my kids. They are requesting them again this year as Christmas "stocking stuffers". It's so easy to help them (and myself) get organized and stay that way. No more late fees, and I can always look at the budget over the months to see how things are going.
My sister is now caring for my 88 year old mother, who loves to do her own bookkeeping. Never mind that she may take three days to write a check. Anyway, I told my sister about the journal and she wants one to give mom, as a simple, single source for all her monthly activities.
This book has made a real difference in my busy life and I recommend it highly.

After using A Good Steward's Money Management Journal for a year, I have one word to describe it.....EXCELLENT! It is extremely user friendly and focused. How rare it is to find a book that both young people and financial pros can use. Kathy Miller has succeeded in creating a simple yet complete way to track household expenses without neglecting to track your income. I whole-heartedly recommend this book to all my friends and family.

A GOOD STEWARD'S JOURNAL The Busy Christian's Guide to Better Money Mangement is a great gift for high school and college graduates. It's a very practical way to budget and track bill paying. It also describes how to figure the percentage of total expenses a certain category, like housing or entertainment, is costing you in a fiscal year and walks you through completing a pie chart to see the big picture of where your money is going. Best of all, it requres no computer skills. I rate it 5 stars for user-friendliness. The Scriptures cited are an added bonus!

The title of the book says it all. If you want to be a good steward, if you want to manage your finances well, here's a better way.

Kathy Miller has streamlined the process for the rest of us. This is simple, and it's concise. She shows us just what to record and how to track our financial obligations. Credit cards, mortgages, car payments--that whole pile of monthly bills--here's an easy way to keep our hard-earned money under control.

As we follow her guidelines, we learn our net worth. We see at a glance our recurring income and expenses. We get to know how much we spend a month on each type of bill (and that helps us calculate our next year's budget). We're even shown how to make a pie chart of expenses, so we can easily see the big picture.

If paying bills and keeping financially organized has been a chore, if you've hoped for a more motivating method to keep on top of your money, or if you've wished for a better way to do what just has to be done in this area...then get this unique book. It's beautifully done, it's practical, it's great. I haven't come across anything better.

Kathy Miller has produced a well-designed system for organizing and maintaining personal finances. This is a user friendly, practical approach that will help the novice or the retiree to manage their spending and create an effective budget that will lead to financial freedom.

This comprehensive guide will help you identify your net worth, establish your financial goals and record in journal fashion your actual spending habits.

Forms are provided for a year's record of income, household expenses, credit card purchases, investments, and entertainment items. A summary of the journal at the end of the year is an invaluable tool for completing your annual tax reports.

The Good Steward's Journal is a budgeting resource that is workable. This system gives you easy-to-take steps that will help you create and maintain a budget. The inspirational Scriptures included remind the Christian of the importance of stewardship and good financial and life planning.

Following the practical suggestions offered will enable you to get your finances organized. The instructions are easy to understand, and will help you create and record your financial transactions.

This is an ideal planner for anyone serious about getting control of his or her finances. It is an excellent plan for the marriage counselor, the the church finance committee member, and personal financial couselors to recommend to their members and clients.