--- title: Mari's Life Matters Blog | CreateWriteNow | Life Matters (8) description: Life Matters | Discover how Journaling For The Health Of It® helps you with your Money, Health, and Self Matters in our monthly problem-solving columns. (8) --- [Skip to content](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/life-matters/page/8#main-content) Close ** Click to close Learn from real people, just like you, how therapeutic journaling can benefit your life. Within these personal stories you’ll find journaling tips, tricks, inspiration and ideas that help you structure your journaling practice—and discover the true value journaling can bring to your life. Find the inspiration to keep going and the motivation to make journaling work for you and your hectic schedule. Learn about these everyday people who made the decision to put pen to paper and how it transformed their lives! Have a problem getting back into or staying with your Journaling Power Practice? CreateWriteNow provides 300+ unique, soul-searching journaling power prompts here that will inspire your Muse and jumpstart your word flow. Life Matters Blog | [Money Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/money-matters), [Life Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/life-matters), [Financial Freedom Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/financial-freedom-matters) ## [Financial Freedom Matters: Are You Making Progress Toward Your Financial Goals?](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/financial-freedom-matters-are-you-making-progress-towards-your-financial-goals) [Michelle Cornish](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/author/michelle-cornish) We are officially over two-thirds of the way through 2021, and the fall is a great time to check-in on your financial goals. Even if you didn’t set any goals at the beginning of the year, taking a peek at your finances is always a good idea. You never know what you might find when you start looking at your bank and credit card accounts.  You should track your income and expenses every month to get a clear sense of where your money is going, but it’s okay if you’ve let that slide throughout the year. That’s why it’s a good idea to [reflect on your financial goals at certain points during the year](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/money-matters-how-to-start-over-with-your-personal-finances). Many people enjoy quarterly check-ins after each quarter of the year has concluded (April, July, October, January). Regardless of when you decide to take stock of your goals, make sure you take some time to reflect, check your progress, and make adjustments going forward. Taking these steps will help you reach your financial goals as soon as possible. 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