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Out on your own for the first time, you’re making money and deciding how to spend it. With your new freedom, you’d probably like to buy a new car, new clothes and tickets to every concert in town. But naturally, you have new expenses like rent, gas and groceries, and you need to start saving for long-term goals like retirement. Financial planning can help you make smart decisions.
To create your first financial plan, contact a Modern Woodmen representative for a complete financial analysis or get started with this three-step process:
Set goals for your future
Define your short- and long-term goals, so you can create a plan to reach them.
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Know where you stand financially
Determine what it will take to reach your goals by calculating your net worth and net cash flow.
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Take action
Use these financial principles to manage your debt, create a budget, invest and insure your future.
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Create your financial plan:
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Even a small amount of savings can add up dramatically over time!
Rather than spend $8 going out to lunch every day of your career, if you start saving that money at age 25, you could have over $76,800 by age 65. If you invest that money ($160) every month at a 5 percent rate of return, you could have $244,164.23 by the time you retire.
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