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So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions. ”
Every financial worry you want to banish and financial dream you want to achieve comes from taking tiny steps today that put you on a path toward your goals. ”
In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential... it's no different in the financial realm. ”
Take free money. No matter how in debt you are, if your employer offers a matching contribution on a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle, you must sign up and contribute enough to get the maximum company match each year. Think of it as a bonus. ”
No one's ever achieved financial fitness with a January resolution that's abandoned by February. ”
The last thing family and friends want is for you to spend money on them that you don't have or that you can't really spare. ”
Who would you want to be giving you advice? Somebody who doesn't have any money? ”
If you wait until your children are high school seniors to spring it on them that there's not a whole lot of money for school, they won't have too many options. ”
If you're saving for the long run, it's actually a good thing when the market is down because the more shares you have, the more you can potentially make when markets rise. And over time - decades, not months - the markets rise more than they fall. ”
Those carrying a credit card balance should scale back to making the minimum payment each month so they have more money to put into savings. ”