The Keys to Financial Planning:
1) You need to receive fair compensation for your time.
If you spend too much of your time "giving" your services away, then you are not creating wealth. That's the bottom line. The work that you perform needs to pay what you are worth.
2) You have to make sure that you are spending less than you earn.
Put simply, your financial planning needs to be based on putting some of your money back. It's the premise of your financial planning system.
3) Create and adhere to a budget.
Leaving things to chance in terms of your financial planning is ludicrous. Sit down and give serious thought to developing a life budget. It is imperative.
4) Pay off your debts and stop acquiring more.
This is especially true for those high-interest Credit Cards. First stop using them, then pay them off. Save them for true emergencies. Use cash, and use as little of it as you can. Remember, financial planning is about the long term. That means short-term sacrifices.
5) Make some type of retirement account a primary element of your financial planning system.
If your employer makes a 401K plan available to you, use it. If not, consider the different options for IRAs. That's pretty easy, right?
6) The old rule still applies: Pay Yourself First!
Don't wait until you satisfy every other obligation before you consider what's left for saving - make your savings first. Even if it hurts, take your savings off the top.
7) You are going to have to start investing.
Besides your savings and retirement plan, your overall financial planning system needs to incorporate investing. It doesn't have to be a lot - just do it.
8) One word: Insurance!
Protect yourself, and your loved ones, with insurance. The more the better.
The keys to financial planning are no different than they have ever been. You have to actually embrace the concepts and implement them into your life. There isn't anyone else that can do this for you. Start getting paid what you're worth. If your current employment is leading to nowhere, then admit that and move on. The sooner the better.
False and displaced loyalty will only cost you your future happiness and contentment. Take action today to develop and initiate your financial planning system. Keep it working for you year after year. You will be so happy as you watch your nest egg growing. As you age, you will always have a contented feeling in knowing that you are one of the intelligent people who took the time necessary to implement financial planning techniques into your life.
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