Next Level U

Empowering You to Go to the Next Level!

  • View KerryAClarkandCo’s profile on Facebook
  • View kerryaclarkco’s profile on Twitter
  • View kerryaclarkandco’s profile on Instagram
  • KAC Home Page
  • Blogs
    • BeTheSohrs Campaign
    • NLC Blog
    • KAC Blog
  • About Us
    • About Sohrs.com
    • About NoLongerCommon.com
    • About kerryAclark.com
    • About Pamela & Kerry A. Clark
    • About Kerry A. Clark (KAC)
      • About Kerry A. Clark (KAC)
      • Learn From The “Koach”
    • Extreme is Who I Am
  • Get Updates
Home The Family Plan Accounting/Fiscal When You Have Enough, But It Doesn’t Feel Like It
← The Fifth Step Is Actually the First Step
The Bills Most People Forget About →
When You Have Enough, But It Doesn’t Feel Like It

Kerry Clark November 3, 2017 1 Comment

When You Have Enough, But It Doesn’t Feel Like It

On Paper We Do Have Enough – Part 1

How do you know if you have enough money to pay the bills?  You always know when you don’t have enough.  You might be surprised at what you can find out about your money if you put the numbers down on paper.   You might find that you have enough.  Now for the real question…

What do you do when you have enough, but it feels like there’s not?
If you’re like most you ignore your finances and believe that the problems will eventually go away or correct itself.  Maybe if and when you made more money, the problem would resolve itself?

Can I make you aware of something?  Most people year-over-year make more money than they did the previous year, yet we still find ourselves having money issues.  I would like you for just a second to remove the idea that more money would resolve your money issues.  We need another solution.  This problem is bigger than making more money.  The problem, I hate to say it, is you and it’s not going anywhere on its own.

Pamela and I finally got our numbers under control.  We got to the point where our expenses were less than our income.  Now on paper we make more than enough, we asked the question, how do we handle it?  You see left to our own, we’d end up back in the position we’re trying to crawl out of.  We decided to become athletes in a sport designed to take all our money from us.  That means we must exercise, practice and most important get better.  No matter how great an athlete or team may be, there is always room for improvement.  The same is true in the game of life with a family, especially a family’s finances.

Let me disarm a misconception.  Just because you’ve decided to improve your finances doesn’t always mean you can’t spend your money.  You can and you’re going to no matter what any financial coach or adviser may say.  I want to show you how to spend with a plan.  Why?  Because no one showed me and we have made every major mistake with money known to man. Don’t be like us, be better than us.

[su_note note_color="#FFFFFF" text_color="#000000"]The Family Plan Binder is available now!

Our team has worked very hard putting it together. We designed it to help you and your family move the needle forward in making your life your business. Find out more about the Family plan here.[/su_note]

Today is Friday!
In our next post, we will get started by listing all our expenses and their monthly amounts.   This is key.  You need to see what this looks like and see the total number for yourself.  This exercise in itself will make you want to do something about it.   When you see where you spend what, you will rethink your spending habits.

Question: Let me know if this is a problem you face and what’s creating your biggest headache?  Leave a comment below.

Facebook Comments

Share this content:

  • Tweet
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print

Filed Under: Accounting/Fiscal, On Paper We Do Have Enough

Trackbacks

  1. Bills Most People Forget About | Kerry A. Clark & Company says:
    November 10, 2017 at 3:03 am

    […] I promised in my previous post, we’re going to begin with a real-life list of bills. You don’t have to do these in any […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Popular Posts/Pages

  • To the Ends of the Earth
    To the Ends of the Earth
  • The Origins of All People
    The Origins of All People
  • The Obituary Holds The History
    The Obituary Holds The History
  • A Time Management Example Worth Following
    A Time Management Example Worth Following
  • Inhabitants of the World God Created
    Inhabitants of the World God Created
BeTheSohrs-click-here No longer common blog Today is Friday

Recent Posts: No Longer Common

From the Locker Room to the Boardroom: The Playbook of Leadership

From the Locker Room to the Boardroom: The Playbook of Leadership

Lead Every Position, Win Every Game

Lead Every Position, Win Every Game

Lead Through Service

Lead Through Service

Series

  • A Plan for Your Family to Use (3)
  • Christmas (5)
  • Create A Life of Margin (1)
  • Creating a Mental Fitness Plan (2)
  • Creating Margin in Our Work (1)
  • Do We Really Love Each Other (7)
  • Easter (2)
  • Eliminating Mental Health Issues (2)
  • Executive Administration (1)
    • We’re the Executives of Our Life (1)
  • Experiencing the Seven Levels of Relationships (9)
  • Fighting the Wrong Enemy (5)
  • From Here to There (4)
  • Holiday (21)
    • Halloween (1)
  • How To Make The Blended Family Work (30)
    • Doing Battle When It's Absolutely Necessary (12)
      • Is That Other Parent Really Your Enemy? (5)
    • Don't Continue The War That Ended (6)
    • The War Families Find Themselves In (6)
  • Human Relations (23)
  • Intro to the Family Plan (7)
    • The Business of Running Your Life (7)
  • Lets Get to Know Your Seven Relationship Levels (2)
  • Living A Life of Focus (18)
  • Marketing Campaign For Your Life (20)
  • Misused People Gifts (5)
  • My Family Has a Plan, Does Yours? (3)
  • Next Level Birds and Bees (6)
  • Next Level Goal Setting (15)
    • Do It Again and Again (4)
    • Goal Setting for Everyday Use (5)
    • Listing Your Desired Goals (3)
    • Outline Each Individual Goal (3)
  • Next Level Leader (17)
    • Habits That Form Leaders (11)
    • Leadership is Uncommon (5)
  • Next Level Margin (2)
  • Next Level Marriage (22)
  • Next Level Mental Fitness (18)
    • A Guide to Addressing Mental Health in Christian Circles (4)
    • Caring for Yourself Mentally (4)
    • Path to Mental Fitness (4)
    • What Was Sex Meant to Be (2)
  • Next Level Time Management (29)
    • Budgeted Time (14)
    • Time Management for Believers (5)
    • Time Management Philosophy (9)
  • Products (6)
    • Pay Ahead (6)
  • Putting It All Together (6)
  • Series Archive (64)
    • Dream (7)
    • Investment Plan (8)
    • On Paper We Do Have Enough (7)
    • Slow Your Pace (10)
    • Taming Debt (8)
    • The Financial Bird’s Eye View (8)
      • The 5 Basic Financial Categories (7)
    • The Way Bills Were Meant to Be Paid (6)
    • Vision: The Purpose for My Life (7)
    • What’s In A Budget? (6)
  • Since God Created Sex (3)
  • Thanksgiving (3)
  • The Family Plan (209)
    • Accounting/Fiscal (70)
      • Dependent Care (2)
      • Payday (7)
    • Executive Administration (20)
    • Facilities (10)
    • HR and Growth (29)
      • The People We Care For (23)
        • Caring For How We Interact (5)
        • Caring For Our Main People (5)
    • Legacy (9)
      • The Ultimate Plan for Life (8)
        • Creating a Legacy With Your Taxes (3)
    • Marketing (23)
    • Office Administration (31)
      • Measuring Your Length of Time (9)
      • The Concept of a Digital Toolbox (14)
    • Planning (9)
    • Production and Development (8)
      • Producing For Others (7)
    • Today is Friday (14)
  • The Gift of People (21)
    • Grouping God's People (3)
    • Journey of People-Talents (3)
    • People Gifts (5)
    • Scattered Groups (4)
  • The Intent of Marriage (2)
  • Toolkit (21)
    • Finances (18)
      • Mint (12)
      • Simple Card (4)
  • Uncategorized (2)
  • Understanding the Relationship Life Cycle (2)
  • Your Life in Decades (20)
    • A New Calendar View (4)
    • Defining the Decade Calendar (3)
    • Preparing Financially for the Decades (3)
    • Using the Decade-Calendar View (4)
    • Your Life in Stages (4)

About Kerry A. Clark

Kerry A. Clark is an author, Christian life coach, Information Systems & Technology professional, platform builder and project manager.

He lives in Birmingham, Alabama with his wife, Pamela, and daughter, Tamia and has devoted his life to his 3 M’s: Mission, Message, and Ministration.

Find out more...

Sign-up to Receive Updates

Twitter Updates

Tweets by @KerryAClarkCo

Facebook Page

Facebook Page

Copyright 2015-2023 | All Rights Reserved.

Sign-up and Receive Our Free Gift

Sign-up for our free weekly email updates and receive a digital copy of our Relationship Report Card.  Start your journey to making your life your business!

Sign-up for my email updates.

×