44: 8 Things to Set Yourself Up for Financial Success In 2022

Girl on FIRE

🎙 We’re back from our end of season break and season 2 is going to be better than ever! This week, we’re kicking things off with a checklist of 8 simple things you can do right now to set yourself up for financial success in 2022. 🤔

This episode discusses topics like:

🌟 How to make sure your emergency fund is ready for the new year and any changes in your life;

🌟 How to make sure you’re budgeting for the right expenses and filling in any holes in your budget; and

🌟 How to start budgeting and planning for a life you love on a budget you can afford.

Links from this episode:

Episode transcript and show notes (all listeners can access the Deluxe Edition of Girl on FIRE transcript notes for FREE for this episode only — normally reserved exclusively for Campers): https://www.papermoneyco.com/transcript

Emergency Funds: https://www.papermoneyco.com/gof6

Goals and Sinking Funds: https://www.papermoneyco.com/gof40

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Credits:

Producer: Gonzalo Araya

Editor: Gonzalo Araya

Time codes:

00:00 Hello and Welcome!

02:32 1. Review Emergency Fund for Updates & Inflation

05:56 2. Review Expenses for Averages That Need to Be Budgeted

10:25 3. Check Bill Tracker for Any New Bills That Need to Be Added / Cancelled

11:39 4. Organise and File Important Documents

12:33 Sponsor - Camp FIRE

13:48 5. Shop Around for Cheaper Bills

14:48 6. Set Goals for the Year Ahead

18:00 7. Set Up Sinking Funds for All Your Goals

18:54 8. Look for Better HYSA

19:45 Next Weeks’ Episode

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