FINANCIAL LITERACY Read: FINANCIAL LITERACY IS JUST NOT THAT COMPLICATED – TRUST ME! Click below link https://wealthbuildingpowers.com/2019/04/01/financial-literacy-is-just-not-that-complicated-trust-me/Reduce spending to live within your means. BUDGETING Read: Do You Want or Need a Cadillac? Click below link HTTPS://wealthbuildingpowers.com/2018/01/23/DO-YOU-WANT-OR-NEED-A-CADILLAC/ Calculate how and what you spend your money on now and then figure out how to put more of YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY TO WORK - WHILE YOU SLEEP! Track your spending and see where your money is actually going because you will see opportunities to ...
Read MoreApproximately 76 million or 44 percent of Americans paid ZERO federal income tax in 2018. For the rest of us, about 70% will get a refund. Keep in mind because your tax bracket was most likely decreased for 2018, your refund will be smaller than 2017’s refund. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR REFUND- TO GROW YOUR NET-WORTH PAY OFF HIGH INTEREST DEBT If you have credit card debt, this may be a perfect use for your tax ...
Read MoreFrom my life lessons and LOTS of reading and studying, I built the below actions designed to build YOUR Sustainable Wealth. In 2018, I started drafting blog articles that outlined below actions in greater detail. As you think about what you need to create SUSTAINABLE (LIFETIME) WEALTH, let me know if I missed any major strategies or actions you would include. {Please scroll to the end of this blog and write your ...
Read MoreDO NOT DONATE YOUR HARD EARBED MONEY FROM YOUR RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS TO COLLEGES TO PAY FOR YOUR KIDS EDUCATION!
Years ago, due to a layoff, my friend faced the dilemma of cashing in his 401-K Plan for his kids education or letting them take college loans. Today this is a common dilemma many parents face. Seventy five percent of parents report a willingness to delay retirement to help their kids get through college. It is expected by 2024, ~25% of those 65 and older will ...
Read MoreDO YOU LOVE YOUR ADULT KIDS? IF YES – HELP THEM TO A STRONG FINANCIAL START IN LIFE!
My Dad and Mom, helped prepare me to become successful. As a father, I have that same responsibility to help my daughter succeed. I constantly read how the majority of Americans live check to check. I have been laid off too many times to live check-to-check! My parents taught me the value of budgeting, living beneath my means, growing my emergency savings, etc and I survived ...
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