I'm always amazed that so many people spend most of their life at work and totally neglect their personal affairs.Many of
business people I work with want their professional lives to be in order, and admit that their personal affairs are in chaos.
They have no systems for handling this most important area. The household paperwork is disorganised…piled up in a corner of
house…somewhere. They have no idea where they spend their money and often have no plan for their financial future.
If you do not organise your personal life, you won't have much of a future to look forward to.
Avoid
excuses that you are too tired, don't have
time, and don't know how.
Here are several tips to get you started:
Set up a filing system to store your paperwork.
File your papers in categories: Bank, Car, Children, Home, Medical, Insurance, Investment, Tax, Utilities etc.
Organise direct debits for regular bills.
Read, sort and action your snail and e-mail daily. This will avoid a big build-up.
Make a note in your diary when you need to remember to do things.
Check your bank accounts weekly via phone or
Internet to keep tabs on your money.
Allocate a particular day and time each week to review your personal affairs.
Get educated - attend seminars, read books and listen to information on wealth creation. (Our fortnightly Event Update often advertises worthwhile events that will help you). Having knowledge will make it easier to make decisions and take action.