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To help a client decide whether or not a purchase is worth the money, I start with the financial facts. Start with the financial factsThe first step to making a good spending decision is to understand your financial reality. If you find yourself in the last camp, you can evaluate what your finances might look like if you move forward with the spending decision you're considering. That doesn't mean this is an automatic "yes, it's worth it" or a good spending decision. Any spending decision can seem worth the money when you make it in a vacuum.
Define early retirementRetiring early doesn't have to mean never earning a paycheck again — unless you want it to. The first step on the path to early retirement is figuring out exactly what that phrase means to you. Depending on how much you spend, you'll generally aim for one of three categories of early retirement: FIRE, leanFIRE, and fatFIRE. Max out your retirement accountsThere's at least one common strategy present in nearly every story about financial independence and early retirement: early and frequent savings. You may find you hate the unstructured days of early retirement — would you go back to work?
Instead of scrambling to time the market, it's smarter to focus on the things you can control, writes financial planner Eric Roberge in an article published by Kiplinger. Which is a shame, considering it's so easy to avoid: Stay in your seat," Roberge writes. Cut down your expenses"If you're truly scared of a recession, pull out your budget and start trimming costs now," Roberge writes. Pay off your high-interest debtIf you do have high-interest debt, now is the perfect time to "start attacking it aggressively," Roberge writes. It's a good time to focus on developing job-related skills and polishing your résumé to make sure you're prepared for whatever comes your way, Roberge writes.
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