Day 10 of 1000
There are lots of good reasons to keep a journal. In a quick Google search, I found a PILE of good reasons:
- The Benefits of Keeping a Journal
- Inspiration for You to Keep a Journal
- 10 Reasons to Keep a Journal
- Etc.
There are lots of reasons to make a budget. I found a PILE of good reasons for that, too:
- Why You Should Use a Budget
- Why You Should Make a Budget
- Why a Budget is a Good Debt Management Tool
- Etc.
President has pontificated gratingly on how the congress needs to take up his proposals and implement them, but he has yet to submit anything to congress in writing. He is scheduled to give a speech on September 8 that is purported to be about his plan on how to get the economy going and create jobs. Obama attacked the budget proposal of the Republican controlled House of Representatives and demanded more spending, higher taxes, and bigger government in his budget speech on April 13. The thing he did NOT do was submit a specific proposal in a written budget.
My daughter, Kelly, started college last year. She did OK the first semester, better the second semester, and now, in her third semester, she is really on top of it. She attributes the improvements to the fact that she writes a study plan every day. She is better at planning and better at studying because she writes it down. In an earlier post, I described a rut into which I had fallen when we finished homeschooling the kids. My plan to get out of the rut and accomplish something of value revolves around writing stuff down and committing to get it done.
In this upcoming speech, if Obama does not submit a written budget, he is digging a deeper hole. The prospects for such a plan do not seem too good. The title of Jim Geraghty’s blog post says it all: Obama to Supporters: Demand Congress Pass My Unrevealed Plan Now!. The worst part about his unwritten plan is that he demands that congress implement it. If they do not implement this undefined plan, he will hammer them for their intransigence in his eternal election campaign.