The objective of a good financial plan is simple: Control your money so it doesn't control you. Start by setting goals, then prioritizing them.

Quality assurance, or quality control, evaluates and modifies an organization's procedures to make sure they provide the desired results. A quality assurance plan should include an organizational ...

To regain a sense of control, I came up with a long term, short term and very short term plan. I call it my 5-1-1 strategy.