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Your Financial Plan is not the Final Plan

When my husband and I finally put together a financial plan that worked well, I thought we were done. Now all we had to do was continue to balance the checkbook, save some money every month, and pay our bills on time. It didn’t take us long to figure out that this was not the case. Our finances are constantly changing, and we need to adjust our plans to stay on top of our financial situation.

One of the biggest parts of a financial plan is the spending and saving plan (budget). This can change quite often, depending on your situation. You might decide to start saving for a big ticket item, drop your health club membership, cut back on grocery costs, or increase your monthly payment to a credit card. All these changes need to be reflected in your budget. It’s always a good idea to review your budget at least every two or three months so you can try to come up with ideas on how to lower your costs for each of the categories.

You might also decide to increase or decrease your contributions to a retirement savings plan or reprioritise your debt pay offs. There’s nothing wrong with changing how you want to work your financial plan. The important thing is that you actually have a financial plan and are moving towards better control of your money.

My suggestion for you:

Be flexible with your financial plan. Our finances will change over time, and we need to make adjustments in order to have the best financial plan possible.

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Posted 26th May 2009 at 8:23 pm

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