HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-03-20, Page 45A budget is essential.
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a winter vacation to a
new home to your own
business. The idea here,
of course, is to plan a
financial future for
yourselves. You may
alter it or throw it out
completely in favor of
other fiscal goals later,
But without a plan you're
likely to bump along for
years and still not have
the cash you'd like for
Christmas much less for
that new house, etc. So,
start talking now about
the future: What are your
goals? Will you both
work"? Will there be
children? -Flow will t�iat
affect your finances? Will
you have to care for a
dependent parent or
sibling in the future? How
much do you expect to
earn next year? In five
years? In ten?
Part one of even the
most meager financial
plan looks to the future
° and works to provide
some financial security.
Your first financial goal
should be an emergency
cash fund large enough to
cover all of your- living
expenses, for anywhere
from three to six months.
You're not planning on it,
but accidents and illness
do keep people from their
jobs for prolonged
periods of time.
Sometimes jobs just
disappear - temporarily
or permanently, You
have to survive finan-
cially until another
comes along. So, start
saving a nest egg today.
Don't st9p until it covers
your expenses for at1a'st
three to six months. Do
keep it in a secured
savings account or
certificates of .deposit or
another safe but ac-
cessible interest-bearing
account. Remember that
this is an emergency
fund. If you need it you
don't want to have to sell
stocks, real estate or the
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like to get your cash.
Save those investments
for the future, after your
emergency fund is
secure.
Now, how do you get
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that nest egg? Experts
and common sense 'agree
that saving is crucial to
any . financial plan.
People who make saving
a monthly habit — even in
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small amounts -- , gain
quickly. Experts point
out that it is, the
regularity rather than the
amount that makes
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