From the course: Financial Adulting

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Taking action

Taking action

- Whew, okay, so that was a ton of stuff in a short amount of time, but it's only powerful if you put it into practice. So first, figure out how much income you make every month. Subtract it by your fixed expenses, and then figure out your free cash flow. Decide on the percentages you want going to that future you, the midterm you, and then set up the automated system so it gets taken care of without you even having to think about it. And then my favorite part, decide how you're going to spend the rest. Really get to automating your life. It's so important to do this work because it sounds easy in principle, and it really is easy to set up, but you have to take the time to call the companies, to change your bills, to open that online savings account, and to set up your automatic transfers. But I promise you, it will be so worth it. So really spend some time on this because if you spend time on that front end,…

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