Without getting sidetracked by politics (not the focus of this blog), it is still important to be aware of the potential disaster in the path of anyone who lets government attempts to stimulate the economy divert them into unsound spending habits.

In general, governments appear incompetent, at a minimum, when it comes to recognizing the cause of our economic woes and the appropriate steps needed to fix the problems.

…However, many individuals are choosing to become responsible, intelligent decision makers when it comes to their personal finances. You and I can be among them.

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If you are a news addict, as I tend to be, you may also tend to get a little depressed these days. This is especially true when it comes to the economy! How can we hope to do anything more this year than just hold on for dear life in the light of all the negative financial forecasts?

Now we may find ourselves several weeks into a new year with few if any new goals for the new year, financial or otherwise. But is the hope to just be able to hold on for another year enough? Or even as reasonable as it seems.

My answer may or may not surprise you. But in my opinion there has never been a better time to become successful with our money than there is today!

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In addition to an opportunity to deal with the financial situations we all face in the context of current events, as discussed in the previous post, there is a second reason for launching this blog—the opportunity to get feedback from you, the reader, and to have an opportunity to learn from you and others who have found successful ways to master their money.

No one has a monopoly on the truth. And equally important, no one has all the answers to the problems we face.

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There are two primary reasons for initiating our blog in conjunction with the Success With Money website. Today I want to discuss one of them, the need to deal with current issues.

My primary focus has always been to help as many people as possible to become as successful as possible with their money. That has called first of all for an explanation of the basic principles and methods needed to make that possible, a program that calls naturally for a static site.

But with that project largely in hand we now want to start sharing ideas about how to apply those principles and methods to the experiences we now face in an economically turbulent world.

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The Success With Money blog is a natural step ahead for the Success With Money web site.

Success With Money Blog Launches January 1, 2011

For its first three years the Success With Money website slowly expanded and rounded out its content to cover all of the basics for personal financial success. With that foundation well established (although there will continue to be regular updates, expanded coverage, and new application tools), this blog adds a new dimension.

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