While there is a lot that goes into getting our finances in order, you can buckle down & make tremendous progress in a short time. Getting your finances in order doesn’t haveWrench to be like ripping off a band aid slowly. And, as we write about here a lot, finances is more than dollars and cents. It has to do with your whole life plan.

That’s why I was excited to find the “31 Days to Fix Your Finances” plan at The Simple Dollar . In daily steps, you can walk through a process to look at your finances from soup to nuts in one month’s time. Trent breaks it down into 5 stages that really make sense:

Stage 1: Figuring Out Your Goals And Values
Stage 2: Evaluating Your Situation
Stage 3: Building Your Own Life Budget, Not Following Someone Else’s Prescription
Stage 4: Looking At Your Life, Piece By Piece
Stage 5: Setting The Stage For Lifelong Success

Within each stage he has daily steps; exercises like “Your Five Main Values” , “Your True Hourly Wage”, and “Evaluating Your Expenses”. Each daily exercise can be completed in an hour or so (at least for a rough draft, I know I can work with clients some time to get REALLY clear on values, goals, and plans). And, at the end of the month you have a HUGE accomplishment in terms of getting your finances in order.

Has anyone been through the 31 days? If so, please share your experiences in the comments….