Monday, May 25, 2009

First Step

Hello everyone and welcome to step one!

The first step to fixing a problem is identifying the problem! So that's what we're going to do with CNN Money, this link is a great place to start finding out how "healthy" your finances are. It will take you through the areas of housing, debt, emergency savings, diversification, company stocks, life insurance, and retirement savings. As you enter each of your personal #'s in, it will explain if your in control of that area or need improvement! Red circles are areas you need to improve on and blue circles are the ones where you need to keep up the good work!

CNN Money

How did you score? If all your circles didn't turn out blue in the end, here's a start...
1. Set Financial Goals- Have realistic short and long-term goals. If you don't have something you're working toward you're not going to see the point of the next steps of achieving financial success.
*So take a look at your Financial Health and set some goals to improve in the areas of your finances that are lacking! Here are some guidelines to setting goals. If you have any questions or need additional info send me a comment and we'll clarify! Happy Goal Setting!



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