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Money Matters with Kazi Personal finance

05/11/2024

Dave Ramsey's 7 Baby Steps are a well-known, debt-reduction and financial planning strategy:

*Baby Step 1: Save $1,000 as an Emergency Fund*

1. Goal: Cover unexpected expenses
2. Purpose: Avoid debt and financial stress
3. Timeframe: Save $1,000 quickly (1-3 months)

*Baby Step 2: Pay Off All Debt Using the Debt Snowball*

1. List debts (smallest to largest)
2. Pay minimum on all debts except smallest
3. Attack smallest debt with aggressive payments
4. Roll over payments to next debt

*Baby Step 3: Save 3-6 Months of Expenses in a Savings Account*

1. Goal: Build long-term emergency fund
2. Purpose: Cover 3-6 months of living expenses
3. Timeframe: Save 3-6 months' worth of expenses

*Baby Step 4: Invest 15% of Income in Retirement Accounts*

1. Max out employer-matched retirement accounts (401(k), 403(b))
2. Invest in tax-favored accounts (IRA, Roth IRA)
3. Allocate 15% of income towards retirement

*Baby Step 5: Save for College for Your Children*

1. Options: 529 College Savings Plan, ESA, UGMA/UTMA
2. Goal: Save for education expenses
3. Timeframe: Start early, ideally at birth

*Baby Step 6: Pay Off Your Mortgage*

1. Goal: Own your home outright
2. Strategy: Make extra payments, refinance, or use debt snowball
3. Timeframe: Pay off mortgage aggressively

*Baby Step 7: Build Wealth and Give Generously*

1. Invest in taxable accounts
2. Build wealth through real estate, stocks, or businesses
3. Give generously to charitable causes

01/11/2024

7 Income Streams

1. Earned Income
-from working a job
2. Profit Income
-from buying and selling
3. Interest Income
-from lending money
4. Dividend Income
-from owning stocks
5 Royalties Income
-from others using your work
6. Capital Gain
-when assets increase in value
7. Rental Income
- from renting out property
An average millionaire has 7 streams of Income.

19/10/2024

5 Money Habits to adopt

1. Create a budget
2. Create a debt pay off plan
3. Build an emergency fund
4. Build your credit score
5.Set your financial goals

23/09/2024

How to start budgeting

1. Download your 3 months bank statement
2 Track and categorise your spending
3. Identify your fixed and variable expenses
4. Plan your real life using a budget calendar
5. Prioritize your savings goals
6. Create a plan to attack your debts
7. Calculate your total income minus your total expenses
After this exercise you will find out if you have a spending or income problem

09/07/2024

July is i thought i should share with you a few money savings tips

1.R5 in a 5 litre water bottle can be R4000.start tomorrow

2.Stash is an app that allows you to save from as little as R5 a day .you link your Bank account with the app and you can save small amounts .R20 daily in stash is R7300 after a year..

3 .spending R50 a day a work for lunch is R18 000 in a year .carry a skhafthini

4.paying R200 or more on bank charges each month for 5 years is R12 000 .look at better ways of banking and bank accounts

5.if you dont have 6 months of your income saved you are one emergency away from ruining your entire financial affairs .if you earn R10 000 a month you should have R60 000 saved for emergencies .start today

6 .stokvels are a great tool to assist you to save money and are proven to assist people who are not able to save money on their own .join a stokvel or start a stokvel with friends or family

This saving challenge is suitable for beginners , even if you are earning low income you can do it...easy to start!
31/01/2024

This saving challenge is suitable for beginners , even if you are earning low income you can do it...easy to start!

2024 saving challenge let's plan ahead
05/12/2023

2024 saving challenge let's plan ahead

10/06/2023

Budgeting
What's is Budgeting?
Budgeting is a plan that you create listing your income and all the expenses you need to be covered at a given time.
Why is it important to Budget?
-Budgeting helps with showing if one has enough money to cover all the expenses.
-It shows the users where and how they spend their money;and therefore establish how well they spend their money.
-Budgeting also helps the users to plan ahead for future expenses and find ways to save for the items they need but cannot afford with the current income.
-Budgeting also assists the users in learning to prioritize by spending available money on things that are more important.

07/06/2023

Debt Snowball Method

Step 1 : List all your debts from the smallest to largest amount
Example
Store card R2,000
Credit card R15,000
Personal loan R35,000
Step 2 : Make minimum payments in all of them
Step 3 : Pay as much as possible on the smallest debt
Step 4 : Once the smallest debt is paid off,attack the second smallest
Step 5 : Repeat until each debt is paid in full

03/05/2023

Five areas of personal finance
1.Income
2. Saving
3.Spending
4. Investing
5.Protection

2023 savings plan
10/01/2023

2023 savings plan

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