Summary

Doesn't that feel better? You'll sleep well tonight: You have a great system for keeping your accounts reconciled, so your days of wondering whether there's money in the checking account are over! That is, if you use your new system….

Remember, an organizing tool's effectiveness is dependent on your consistent and complete use of it. In the next chapter, we look at ways to change your habits so your new financial-management system will work to its full potential for you.

In this chapter, you've learned how to reconcile your accounts the old-fashioned way (with pencil and paper) and you've reviewed a number of finance-management software ...

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