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04. Track Your Expenses, Financial Security Step 1
Balanced FI Podcast
English - June 02, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsInvesting Business Education Self-Improvement debt debt freedom debt payoff family finance financial freedom financial independence financial security frugal medically complex personal finance Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome to the Balanced FI Podcast, episode 4! Thank you so much for listening in!
This episode dives into how and why you should track your previous spending as a tool for changing future spending. Learn what methods are available for tracking spending more easily and how to decide what you want to track.
Tracking previous expenses and continuing to track future spending is the first step in the Financial Security Steps, on your way toward financial security.
Resources:
Read: Track Your Expenses, Financial Security Step 1
Read: Save a Mini Emergency Fund, Financial Security Step 2
Read: Save for Recurring Expenses, Financial Security Step 3
Read: Calculate your Net Worth, Financial Security Step 4
Read: Create a Budget, Financial Security Step 6
Sources:
The Balance: The Best Personal Finance and Budgeting Spreadsheets