by Karin | Start Fresh | May 7, 2014 | Debt & Money Matters
Baby Step 7: Build wealth and give! After completing the first 6 baby steps, you will now be debt-free, with a fully funded emergency fund, you are saving 15% of your income for retirement and have started an Education Savings Plan for your children, and you have a...
by Karin | Start Fresh | May 7, 2014 | Debt & Money Matters
Baby Step 6: Pay Off Your House Early After completing the first 5 baby steps, you will now be debt-free except for your home loan {if you have one} with a fully funded emergency fund, you are saving 15% of your income for retirement and have started an Education...
by Karin | Start Fresh | May 7, 2014 | Debt & Money Matters
Step 5: Education Savings Plan for your children After completing the first 4 baby steps, you will now be debt-free except for your home loan {if you have one} with a fully funded emergency fund, and you are saving 15% of your income for retirement. Next up is saving...
by Karin | Start Fresh | May 7, 2014 | Debt & Money Matters
Baby Step 4: Saving for Your Retirement After completing the first 3 baby steps, you will now be debt-free except for your home loan {if you have one} with a fully funded emergency fund. Now it is time to get serious about building wealth, and the first thing to do is...
by Karin | Start Fresh | May 7, 2014 | Debt & Money Matters
Baby Step 3: The Full Emergency Fund At this point you will be debt-free and have a small starter emergency fund. 3 to 6 months of expenses in savings Now to really blow your mind {and life-long misconceptions about personal finance}, Dave Ramsey suggests that we have...