ECONOMICS
BUDGETING
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Question
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Wait until the end of the month to determine how much to save
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Directly deposit 15% of your paycheck into your savings account
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Spend your regular paycheck and save your bonus check
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Take two jobs and use one job for your expenses and one job for your wants
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Detailed explanation-1: -what actions corresponds to the advice “Pay Yourself First"? directly deposit 20% of your paycheck to your savings account.
Detailed explanation-2: -When you pay yourself first, you pay yourself (usually via automatic savings) before you do any other spending. In other words, you are prioritizing your long-term financial well-being.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does “pay yourself first” mean? Paying yourself first simply means that you make it a habit to put money into your savings account first-as soon as you get paid, and before you have time to spend it on other things. By making saving your first priority, you make sure it gets done.
Detailed explanation-4: -With a pay-yourself-first savings strategy, your savings always comes first. This means dipping into savings is almost entirely off-limits. By following this strategy, you would rather pay a bill a month late than take money from your savings to pay it off. This is also why the strategy works.