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Budgeting For Financial Stability

Hi there, my name is Lyn. Welcome to my website about finance and money. When I was living on my own, I spent my money like crazy. Every penny went to bills and purchases, leaving me broke by the week’s end. I eventually learned how to better control my money by making a detailed budget. My budget covered all of my expenses and allowed me to save more of my money each week. I will use this site to explore all of the ways you can budget your own money to increase your financial stability. Thank you for visiting my site.

2 Reasons To Work With A Financial Planner After Getting Your First Real Job

30 November 2016
 Categories: Finance & Money, Blog

If you recently finished school and have been hired on at your first real job, your income likely has just changed drastically. While this increase in income is a great thing, it can also be kind of overwhelming to figure out the best way to budget it. A great way to do this is going to be to hire a certified financial planner. This article will discuss two reasons to work with a financial planner after getting your first real job.

They Help You To Learn To Save

When you were in college, you likely didn't have many opportunities to save money. Because of this, you may not know the best way to go about doing this. A financial advisor will help you by breaking down your income and seeing how much you have "extra" each month. From there, you can determine what a good amount is for you to save. Your financial advisor is going to be able to also help you determine what you want to do with the money that you are saving. This may be to place the money in a savings account, to invest it, etc. Knowing that you can afford to set a certain amount of money aside each month is going to help to make it possible for you and will allow you to reap the benefits. 

They Can Help You Determine How Much Of Your Student Loans To Pay Back Each Month

While you may be tempted to pay back all of your student loans as fast as you can, this likely isn't going to be possible for you initially. Instead, you are going to want to pay back a set amount of money each month that allows you to slowly but surely pay off your debt. This will allow you to still be able to enjoy some fun activities each month with your new increased income, while at the same time paying back your debt in a decent amount of time. Your financial planner is once again going to help you out a great deal because they are going to be able to sit down with you to discuss how long you want it to take to pay off your debt, as well as how much you would like to pay each month. From there, you can figure out if this is possible, and then set up the payments with the company that distributed your student loan.