J.D. over at Get Rich Slowly has posted a handful of tips on how to Take Control of Your Finances in 2008. He has some great recommendations — though I've always been a little weary of his "finances on auto-pilot" practice. I still think it's important to look over your bills each month in order to understand the charges and rates. It's also important to error check. Show me someone who's never had an erroneous charge on a bill, and I'll show you someone who doesn't look at their bills.