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After reviewing the article, seven habits of highly effective savers, share your thoughts on how you can synergize your savings by making sure that your money is working for and not against you.
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So there are several things that can be done.
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One of the most important ways that money is working for me is that i have invested in my education.
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I did this by investing in earning my bachelor's degree and then earning my master's degree.
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Now, this does not mean that that's the only path to invest in your education and your future.
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But that is the path that i chose.
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And this acted as future savings for myself because it was future to grow my income in the future.
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Another way is that i set aside a specific percentage of each paycheck to save and invest.
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This helps me to have some money for emergency expenses, whether that be auto repair, medical expenses, or whatever else may come up.
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Because as we know, life is all constantly changing and you never know what might come up.
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And this can happen to anyone.
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So we want to make sure we're prepared in the event of an emergency.
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Reviewing expenses.
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I review my expenses and track my budget on a weekly basis.
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I maintain a spreadsheet that tells me how much money i have coming in from my paychecks and what bills need to be or what expenses, bills, activities for my kids, whatever that expense is, needs to be paid each week so that i know where my money is going...