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Research Personal Finance: Savings, Investing, & Goals

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Saving, Investing, & Goals

  • Savings, Investing, and setting goals
    • You first know where you are before you can get to where you want to be
    • This is a long and slow process
    • It requires regular review and minor adjustments every month to get it right
    • There is no one size fits all in budgeting, savings, and investing
  • See the attached debt load, financial Goals, and retirement planning handouts to get you started

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Starting Salary (Year 1)

$50,000.00

Savings into Retirement

5.00%

Employer Match up to 5%

5.00%

Yearly Raise

2.25%

Average Interest

8.00%

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Savings Poll

How much should your emergency fund be?

Savings Poll
$1,000: 0 votes (0%)
3 months salary: 1 votes (100%)
6 months expenses: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 1

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