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Accounting for your own personal finances is the first step
toward building lasting wealth. It is essential to know the
amount of your Owner's Equity before you can start to develop a
good financial plan.
Once you know what your assets are, and you know what your
liabilities are, then you can calculate your Owner's Equity.
Then you can develop a financial plan to reduce your debt and
achieve your financial goals.
Here is the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
accounting equation:
Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity
Let's start with the right side of the equation. First, you must
calculate the amount of your outstanding liabilities. This means
you write down in a list exactly how much you owe right now on
your mortgage, credit cards, and any other bills or loans.
Next, let's go back over to the left side of the equation where
the assets are. Make a list of every asset you own. Examples
would be your cars, home and cash you have in the bank. List all
of your major assets.
Now we will determine your Owner's Equity. Simply use this
variation of the preceding equation to arrive at your present
Owner's Equity (how much you really own):
Assets - Liabilities = Owner's Equity
If you want to increase your Owner's Equity you must pay down
your liabilities and avoid borrowing more money to buy more
assets. Responsible saving, investing and proper paying down of
your debts is crucial to your financial success.
Most experts agree that you need to allocate money every month
for all these areas of your financial plan. It is not enough to
just save some money in the bank. Because if you are carrying a
credit card balance at the same time, you are losing all the
benefits of the interest coming from your savings account.
Here is an example of a good financial plan:
1. Take the money that you are presently putting in your savings
account every month or investing in other places and divide the
total amount by 3.
Then,
2. Pay down your outstanding debts with one third of this money
every month.
3. Take one third of this monthly allocation and simply place it
in your savings account at your bank. This will be the pool of
money you can use to balance out your monthly needs. As this
money grows over time you can use it to finance your family's
future needs or apply it to the goals of your financial plan.
4. Use another one third of this money and buy 1-5 year
Certificates of Deposit. It is best to save up enough money to
buy a CD of $1000.00 every time you invest. A good rule of thumb
is to buy one CD every three months to six months. Remember to
keep enough cash in your checking and passbook savings for any
emergency.
By adhering to these tips you will pay off your liabilities in a
timely manner. When you invest in 1-5 year CDs you will be
earning interest and compounding your money by purchasing more
CDs at specific intervals.
The biggest roadblock to financial success is accumulating a
large credit card debt and not paying it off as fast as
possible.
It is also recommended that when you have enough money saved up
in your regular savings account, you begin to accelerate your
mortgage payments every month. Check with your mortgage lender
to see if your mortgage allows you to pay more per month than
your regular payment. If so, start to pay more every month on
your mortgage than you are required to. You will build equity in
your home faster, save on interest charges and retire the
mortgage much sooner.
By using a proven financial strategy such as this one you can
reduce your debt faster, and build wealth for your family
quickly. The above steps are by no means the only way to build
wealth. These principles are basic and necessary though. Your
family can be on the way to a brighter financial future when you
prioritize your spending, saving and investing habits. After
all, it's your money; why not put it to its best use!
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Today's consumers
want the least possible hassle, processing time and related fees when
they make credit card applications.
One question that immediately comes to mind is acceptance. Credit card
applicants generally should not worry if they comply with all the
requirements set by their card issuer. Some of the things that are
checked include income ranges, age and current addresses. For potential
owners who have moved, they must make sure that they indicate correct
information on their previous place of residence, including when and how
long they stayed at their former address.
Individuals who want no fuss credit card applications should expect to
have their credit ratings given a thorough review. This review will be
conducted by issuers to establish if the applicant poses any risk. Such
a check will include the individual's ability to remain consistent with
monthly rental payments or repayments and mortgage or loan profiles. An
applicant with a history of financial troubles will have problems
getting their applications processed, as this issue will have an impact
on their credit rating.
Credit card providers will also check details such as delayed payments
on recent or previous cards, utility bills or loans, and the number of
rejected applications, if any. Companies can also probe deeper to the
extent that they check the voter electoral register to verify an
applicant's address and even the county court to find any judgments
against or records on file.
Credit card applicants should realize that low interest providers are
more likely to impose a higher number of restrictions and possibly
accept only individuals with perfect
credit histories. In such cases,
the more likely option is for an applicant to consider cards with higher
interest rates.
Since borrowing money entails charges, a credit card applicant should
make an exhaustive review of all terms and conditions related to their
application, preferably across different credit or charge cards. Among
the key terms potential card owners must consider are the annual
percentage rate, the free or grace period, transaction and annual fees,
and adjusted and previous balances.
Some credit card companies will mail a credit card application to the
applicants home. This is usually an attempt by the issuer to verify that
the applicant has provided correct information.
Credit card applications are now more convenient than ever...they can be
applied for by telephone and internet-based processing.
As a final note, credit card applicants should always exercise extreme
caution when providing their social security number and other personal
information during the application process.
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Ian Del Carmen is an online business professional running his
main site at
http://www.ianDelCarmen.com.
His other sites include
http://TheOnlineBusinessProfessional.com,
http://MobileEbooks.net,
http://InfoProductLaboratory.com,
and many more...
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