tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post5548947904986475311..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Financial Check-UpMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-19501764413219911432007-08-21T08:59:00.000-04:002007-08-21T08:59:00.000-04:00Thanks everyone. Re. the comments on cervical and ...Thanks everyone. Re. the comments on cervical and uterine cancer, I should clarify that I ALWAYS go to the gynecologist every year-- I think that is really important for women. So I'm at least keeping an eye on some potential medical problems, but I do need to have a more complete exam.Madame Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-44992295052210213602007-08-20T23:49:00.000-04:002007-08-20T23:49:00.000-04:00Definitely get that physical! Think of it this way...Definitely get that physical! Think of it this way: A $20 co-pay now could save you hundreds or thousands of dollars in a few years. (See the comment before mine!)ChiefFamilyOfficerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056844077936226008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-42486521718256926132007-08-20T22:09:00.000-04:002007-08-20T22:09:00.000-04:00As a fellow 30-something who recently got the shoc...As a fellow 30-something who recently got the shock of her life when whe was diagnosed with uterine cancer I can't overstate the value of regular check ups. I'd always been lacsadasical about getting checkups but then I got one, and it's the only reason they caught it.<BR/><BR/>So go!! Sooner, rather than later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-36383464698815249032007-08-19T17:57:00.000-04:002007-08-19T17:57:00.000-04:00Cervical cancer is the single most curable form of...Cervical cancer is the single most curable form of cancer, when caught early--i.e. through ANNUAL pelvic exams. Cervical cancer can be fatal if left undetected.<BR/><BR/>GET YOUR CHECKUP! It doesn't matter how healthy your finances are if you don't have your physical health. <BR/><BR/>p.s. I love your blog.canadian sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-88738134467711798302007-08-19T14:49:00.000-04:002007-08-19T14:49:00.000-04:00Good post. I agree that this is the sort of thing ...Good post. I agree that this is the sort of thing that should be formally planned, like a physical. Take the "I'll get to it soon" out of the equation.<BR/><BR/>I've tagged you in Moolanomy's MOMA Meme. Check out my blog at looniesandsense.blogspot.com for details.<BR/><BR/>Thanks...Loonies And Sensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745603458861731443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-29423709023047785882007-08-18T00:21:00.000-04:002007-08-18T00:21:00.000-04:00Kay--this is speaking as one who got burned, so to...Kay--this is speaking as one who got burned, so to speak: GET YOUR '_blankity_blank_blank_ 'ANNUAL' PHYSICAL. Had I been getting this, I would be emotionally and financially healthier: there are issues that creep up which can be hard to identify on a day-by-day basis, but are easy to see in a lab report, a doctors evaluation, or hindsight. Trust me, you don't want to go the hindsight route :) You're health IS the most important thing you own, and arguably the only thing you wholly own. Don't neglect it. [off soap box] I love your blog, and it has definitely inspired me to get on the financial bandwagon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-32673789494262792322007-08-17T13:29:00.000-04:002007-08-17T13:29:00.000-04:00Anon 12:58, that is a good point. I definitely can...Anon 12:58, that is a good point. I definitely can't control some aspects of my net worth. But when I come up with my goal, I always base it mostly on savings and make fairly conservative estimates of investment gains. And when I do a yearly recap of where I ended up vs. my goal, I try to break out how much of the increase was from savings and how much came from investment gains.Madame Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-34549985957864018532007-08-17T12:58:00.000-04:002007-08-17T12:58:00.000-04:00Setting net worth goals:This has bothered me about...Setting net worth goals:<BR/><BR/>This has bothered me about your blog. IMVHO you should set annual <EM>savings</EM> goals. Maybe as a % of income? <BR/><BR/>The problem with setting net worth goals is that markets are volatile and as your holdings grow so will your $ amount volatility. You could have saved very prudently during a given year and wind up flat or slightly down.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com