Yesterday, I mentioned that Trent Hamm, from a Simple Dollar is giving away a book called Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance On Just One Page. You can get the eBook – for free – by clicking on that link.
But, what I really like is the first page; which you can download by clicking here => OnePage.
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It shows a neat summary of Trent’s thoughts on personal finance in a one page ‘system’. Sure the diagrams are hand-drawn, but everything is clear, succinct, and easy to understand.
But, I don’t agree with everything that Trent says … and, I think that there are other personal finance systems around. It’s just that nobody else has bothered to put them on one page … yet.
That’s why I announced yesterday’s giveaway!
I want to encourage others to put their thoughts on personal finance – whether those thoughts are original, or just neat encapsulations of what has been written elsewhere – into a similar ‘one page system’.
I don’t have any fixed ideas on this, but I imagine that simple diagrams and arrows with a few bullet-points sprinkled in here or there will do the trick … but, I won’t know until I see it.
Now, I have five $100 Apple Gift cards to give away to the 5 people who I think have done the best job, but only if I like what they have done. Call me sole judge, jury, and executioner 😉
But, I really do want to give all five gift cards away … that’s $500 folks … so, hit me with your best shot/s (yes, you can submit as many entries as you like)!
Remember: I’m looking for simplicity & content over appearance. Trent’s page is ‘elegant’ in its simplicity, clarity, and completeness … that’s what I want from you.
Here is a link to the giveaway page, where there are more instructions: $500 Apple Gift Card Giveaway!
Thursday November 11th is the last day for submissions, and I’ll be announcing the winners on Monday, November 15.
You can e-mail your submissions to me at ajc [at] 7million7years [dot] com – or, simply plonk a link to them in the comments of yesterday’s post (or, this one) if you’d rather publish on your own site …
… and, if you already have a blog, why not let your own readers have a one page summary of your personal finance thoughts, and win their undying gratitude … and, maybe get a $100 Apple Gift Card for your troubles? 😉
Good Luck!
AJC.
Hi Adrian,
I emailed you my single sheet, the strategy has worked for me really well, my net worth is up by 38% since the beginning of the year.
-Mike
@ Mike
Could you mail your page to me too?
Thx,
jan
Hi Jan,
I’m hoping Adrian would post this in the coming days…
@ Mike – Yes, I will post the best … yours is pretty good because it is (a) v simple and (b) includes a diagram, but if I post too early everyone will just copy 😉
ok, post them all together in the last minute then!
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Nice idea for a contest; glad I caught wind of it in time. Here’s my shot at a one page explanation of my beliefs regarding money:
http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/the-amateur-financier-one-page-financial-guide/
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