Financial Spring Cleaning
Today is the first day of Spring! I love this time of year. It's warm, the sun is shining, flowers are blooming and plants are growing! Since I don't do a Spring cleaning in my household, I figured a financial Spring cleaning is in order. Below are the things I considered as part of my financial spring cleaning. 1. Check for unnecessary expenses. Do you have any recurring, automatic charges that you no longer need? Magazine subscriptions? Credit card protection plans? If so, cancel them. The only thing I have is a pet plan that I need to cancel. I can't cancel it until July for 1 cat and December for the other 2 cats. I need to get on the ball about this and start saving for their medial expenses. 2. Check for ways to save money on your monthly bills. Is the contract up on your cable, telephone or internet service? Maybe you can call and see if the company is willing to offer you a new lower rate. If...