National Guard Family Program
Soldier with child riding piggyback Introduction to Personal Finance
An Overview for State Family Program Directors, Wing Family Program Coordinators, and Families.
 

Introduction

Evaluating Your Situation

Budgeting & Debt Management

Goals & Plans

Insurance & Disability Planning

Investment Planning

Education Planning

Retirement Planning

Estate Planning

 

 

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BUDGETING AND DEBT MANAGEMENT

 

2.

Introduction

 

2.1

Why Do We Acquire Debt?

2.2

Debt Can Become a Habit

2.3

The Reality of Borrowing

2.4

The Credit Trap

  

2.4.1

Fees

2.4.2

Rates

2.4.3

Types of interest

2.5

Eliminate and Avoid Debt

2.6

Trimming Your Budget

2.7

Learning Check

 

2.6 Trimming Your Budget

Cutting your expenses will take some effort. You may have to delay some purchases and find ways to spend less on the things that you need to buy.

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By cutting costs, you should be able to afford to contribute more to your savings and investments. Similarly, if large debt payments are making it difficult to save, you need to look at ways you can reduce this burden so you can move ahead toward your financial goal.


The following pages of the course contain some money-saving ideas....

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