Comments on: 3 Painful Ways You Lose Money Every Month

By: Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life / Roundup–First Work Day of Freelance

Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life / Roundup–First Work Day of Freelance — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:32:26 +0000

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By: edie

edie — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:58:54 +0000

Really nice post. I am using one way :(

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Freelance Advice from the Blogosphere, 7th Edition | Freelance Parent — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:54:04 +0000

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By: Grace Smith

Grace Smith — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:56:04 +0000

Christine (by the way big fan of selfmadechick!) thats so easy to do! Get more productive = more free time = more ways to fill this time!

By: Christine O'Kelly

Christine O'Kelly — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:00:22 +0000

I hear ya Grace! I love my productivity tools… but then once I get more productive… I just fill up that extra time with more things that make me even busier – ah!

Dave – thanks!!!!!

By: Grace Smith

Grace Smith — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:36:20 +0000

I think No.2 is so on the money. It is certainly the one that resonates most (perhaps im with Christine and alittle guilty of this one). It is so easy to get things done then let them sit and not tweak to get even better results, or to lose motivation to improve certain aspects.

However personally within the last few months i have increased my productivity simply by using the tools at my disposal in a more efficent manner and streamlining and refining my business practices. In regards to running my business i am continually tweaking to improve productivity and conversions.

For no.3 were all scared to make that big financial commitment, your advice on deciding on a solution and committing to it is serious food for thought, in fact its gonna on a stickie on my screen!

By: Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:54:07 +0000

Christine –

Check your email. I’ve sent you something that should help you kick the Starbucks habit …

By: Christine O'Kelly

Christine O'Kelly — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:28:40 +0000

I’m definitely guilty of Mistake #2: “Not spending time to get better results with the tools you have.” I keep thinking that if I get less and less sleep, then I’ll have more time to utilize the tools I have…. but then I just end up wasting more money at Starbucks…

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:12:53 +0000

Great post, Dave.

I think for #1 the only thing I’d add is: If you’re not using it and know you never will, cancel the service/sell the product.

I tend to use the physical things I purchase, but services with those recurring monthly fees are SO easy to forget about until you get smacked with the payment. :)

By: Shane Pearlman

Shane Pearlman — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:17:33 +0000

You know it is interesting the tendency we have to do things 3/4.

I appreciate the implementation time suggestion and will mention it to peter.