Comments on: Mistakes: Procrastination

By: Hanks Weekly Hangouts #23 (March 29, 2008) | My Investing Blog

Hanks Weekly Hangouts #23 (March 29, 2008) | My Investing Blog — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:03:04 +0000

[...] NoDebtPlan shows us that procrastination isn’t helping anyone. Get rid of it or you’re going to be losing [...]

By: Friday Roundup | Getting A Life

Friday Roundup | Getting A Life — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:14:22 +0000

[...] No Debt Plan talks about procrastination and its consequences. [...]

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:03:03 +0000

Off topic but… *boggle* You’re getting weed killer for clover? Dude, don’t do that. Clover is like free fertilizer. It’s a legume. It fixes nitrogen in the soil. That’s that much less you’d have to spend on lawn fertilizer. Plus, clover is pretty and mixes in very well with grass.

Aside from that… Great article.

By: This Week in Carnivals - 2nd Week in March | Debtbeater

This Week in Carnivals - 2nd Week in March | Debtbeater — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:11:30 +0000

[...] No Debt Plan: Mistakes: Procrastination – I’m a procrastinator. A horrible one at that. Around my chaotic life, things just don’t get done until everything else in life stops for them. Becoming proactive instead of reactive is always a good topic to read about. [...]

By: Mr. Debtbeater

Mr. Debtbeater — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:02:46 +0000

Procrastination is actually one of the key things I hoped to address by running my blog. The accountability that the audience gives you really helps keep things moving. Granted, things don’t always go as planned, but until I started blogging about my experience things just seemed to take longer…if not forever.

By: kentuckyliz

kentuckyliz — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:41:52 +0000

I got my will, power of attorney, and health care power of attorney/protective medical decisions document done in January, fairly quickly, as a result of the Dave Ramsey 30 Day Love Drawer challenge!

Part of my obstacles before were that my family didn’t really want to discuss some practical issues before. However, having my third primary cancer made them think that maybe now’s the time to face some tough questions. They finally didn’t put me off about POA and medical decisions and executors and such. I started proposing nonfamily local friends to do these things for me if they were uncomfortable, and they don’t know my friends, so they were uncomfortable with that and thought my assets might get raided outside the family. LOL

I’m single so if I die intestate my assets go to my elderly father, who is already wealthy and trying to reduce his estate. He’s in the nursing home and has no use for my assets.

An intestacy calculator can be pretty motivating. Google for it, I think Forbes online has one.

Just do it! Make it a race! Post on your blog “I am completing my will today!” and make your readers hold you accountable.

By: Carnival of Debt Reduction #130

Carnival of Debt Reduction #130 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:50:00 +0000

[...] No Debt Plan tackles an issue I’ve been intending to get around to: procrastination and what it means in his life [...]

By: Leigh

Leigh — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:04:30 +0000

Ha! I just opened up our Roth IRA accounts tonight!

You make a good point, I have GOT to get our will done! I have procrastinated long enough. Maybe by this weekend I can get that seen about. I purchased Quicken that has a willmaker. I hope I can figure it out. I plan on getting my dh’s friend who is a lawyer to do whatever needs to be done to make sure it is legal. I have a young child and need to make sure she is taken care of.

By: Mom

Mom — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:17:31 +0000

There is a quote I always think of when I realize I’m procrastinating. It says: “Some people spend years putting off a 10 minute job.”

Which is so true! But that being said, my new years resolution for the past two years is to finish my will, and it’s still not done.