New Year’s Greetings - 2011

January 1, 2011

Welcome to 2011 - the beginning of a new year! For many, the start of a new year is a time for fresh starts, New Year’s "resolutions" (decisions), and setting goals for the year ahead. For others, it’s a much desired close to a tough year – financially and otherwise. For some, maybe it’s a bit of both. Whatever the case may be, we're confident that investing at least some time in managing your finances will pay dividends in the year to come.

Like you, we (the makers of CommonCents) also have to manage our personal finances. While we have decades of experience between us, we are now completing our 4th full calendar year of using CommonCents to make the process that much easier. As we close out the year and prepare for the next, we’re likely using the features of the program to do many of the same things you are (or will be) doing. Following are a few areas in which CommonCents may be particularly useful this time of year, along with some practical tips to make the most of them.

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