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 This survey originally ran in
the 11/20/02 DebtSmart
Email Newsletter.
To take the survey click here.
Do you have a filing system for your
paperwork?
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80%
of respondents said Yes |
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18.5%
of respondents said No |
When you get your mail do you...
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38.5%
of respondents said 'Pile
the bills on the kitchen table or other place' |
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61.5%
of respondents said 'Sort,
review, and file bills' |
Do you use accounting software to track
spending?
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78.5%
of respondents said No |
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21.5%
of respondents said Yes |
If you don't use software then do you have
a notebook or other method for organizing your transactions?
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50.8%
of respondents said Yes |
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36.9%
of respondents said No |
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12.3%
of respondents said Don't Know |
Do you pay bills...
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60%
of respondents said 'On a specific day' |
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32.3%
of respondents said 'Randomly' |
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7.7%
of respondents said 'As soon as I get them' |
Do you balance your checking account?
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75.4%
of respondents said Yes |
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23%
of respondents said No |
Have you created a master list of all bills
and debts?
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60%
of respondents said Yes |
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40%
of respondents said No |
Do you track your credit offers?
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72.3%
of respondents said No |
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23%
of respondents said Yes |
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4.6%
of respondents said Don't Know |
Do you consider yourself to be organized?
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69.2%
of respondents said Yes |
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30.8%
of respondents said No |
Are you interested in learning how to
become more organized financially?
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84.6%
of respondents said Yes |
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7.7%
of respondents said No |
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7.7%
of respondents said n/a |
What do you Think?
Fill out the
Survey
Reader Comments
"It is time to do an InvestSmart
newsletter. I'm out of debt, now (excpet for a Student Loan -
blah!)"
--Angela
"I really enjoy this
newsletter--it always makes me think about issues (like this
organization issue!!) and how disorganized I truly am. My apartment
always looks like a tornado hit it, and it isn't unusual for me to
lose track of something for a few days/weeks. So, usually, I am in a
jam with bills. And although I am trying hard to get better, all
these bad habits are hard to correct. It takes a conscious effort to
do it all right."
--Lucy
"I feel organized financially,
finally, but I am always willing to look at other ways. I recently
adopted a "tickler" organizer and put all the bills to be
paid with a specific paycheck in that days' folder. Once paid, the
bill goes into it's file in my filing cabinet. I just started a list
and calendar to help me track my bills also. Thanks for all the
great ideas!"
--Anonymous
"I've always looked at all my
credit card offers and will hold on to the ones that I think I might
be interested in using. Any credit card offer I consider to not be
in my best interest I immediately shred and get rid of."
--Anonymous
"I only have one credit card and
do not carry a balance so I am not interested in any other offers
that arrive in the mail"
--Anonymous
"I'm an accountant, and it's
always satisfying not only having my own finances organized, but to
help other people as well. Your newsletter always seems to have
relevant articles that get incorporated in my discussions with
clients who somehow know that I just read an article about 'that'.
Keep up the good work!"
--James
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