Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book. The title of this book pretty much sums it up. One Year to an Organized Financial Life by Regina Leeds basically lays out a week-by-week plan for getting your financial house in order. The book is divided into twelve chapters (months), each containing four subsections (weeks in a month), and each of those sections details how to take control of a specific aspect of financial life. The end result is something that feels very much like a detailed plan to follow. Personally, such a plan gives me mixed feelings – while it’s great for a person who just wants to be told what to do, I’m a big believer in understanding your finances and your motivations and, at times, this book feels more like a “just follow these steps” kind of guide than a “understand what you’re doing” book. The big question, though, is whether the information is worthwhile. Let’s dig in. January: Take Control More than anything, this opening chapter focuses on information management . Quite often, people’s personal information is in a very unorganized state, with cards and receipts jammed in purses and papers tossed into boxes and filing cabinets.

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