โ Week #5 Action Item: Organize your financial documents.
๐ Organizing your financial life will make your life easier โ youโll be able to reduce stress and find the information you need.
๐ Getting organized will help you be able to find the information you need, when you need it.
๐ Organize physical documents in a binder with tabbed dividers (sections below).
๐ On your computer, set up a folder called โFinancial First Aid Kitโ (with sub-folders for sections below):
โ Personal papers and documents
โ Assets
โ Retirement Plans
โ Home and real property
โ Income
โ Debt, loans, expenses and taxes
โ Insurance
โ Estate Planning
โ Identity Monitoring
โญ๏ธ Pro-tip: ๐ Commit yourself to becoming financially organized. Set this as a priority.
๐ญ Habit of the week: ๐ Assemble (organize) any financial documents you receive this week.
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โ Personal Papers and Documents Worksheet โ you can use this as a guide to organizing specific documents (Get Ready!/Get Ready Toolkit: Creating Your Financial First Aid Kit section).
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About Tony Steuer
I make the complex world of financial services easy to understand so that people feel empowered to take control of their financial lives. A recognized authority on financial preparedness - in case of that disaster you did not expect - I advocate for ethics, integrity and consumer protection within the financial industry.
I make the complex world of financial services easy to understand so that people feel empowered to take control of their financial lives. A recognized authority on financial preparedness - in case of that disaster you did not expect - I advocate for ethics, integrity and consumer protection within the financial industry.