Last month I learned about this NY Times 7-Day Financial Tuneup and I wanted to do it myself. It's a simple thing really, you sign up online and for 7 days you get an e-mail with specific tasks you should do to get in better shape financially. You can do these steps at any time or skip them all together. There is no benefit outside of your personal financial education. Here are the few lessons I learned and the little changes I made to better my financial situation.

• Day 1 - Optimize your thinking - It made me think of the reasons I want to make changes, the things that matter to me the most and what I work towards from a financial point of view. I know that I am looking for financial independence and that the ideal setting for ...
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