Live below your means. Consider saving at least 10% of your annual income. Before long, you’ll have a nice cushion that will help soften the blow if the unexpected happens.
Buy adequate insurance. There’s no need to expose yourself to a major loss if you can insure the potential loss for a relatively small amount.
Invest regularly. No one can predict whether the market will go up or down tomorrow, let alone next year. By investing regularly, you establish a discipline that may help smooth out some of the fluctuations.
Don’t stress out over things you can’t control. We can’t control if there will be a thunderstorm tomorrow any more than we can control whether or not the $700 billion bailout package will be successful. What we can do though, is be proactive in preparing ourselves for whatever outcome may occur.
Focus on what’s most important in life. We’re all given a certain amount of time on this earth and it’s in our best interest to use that time wisely. Spending time with your family, your friends, and helping others may help you stay sane in a sometimes crazy world.
Borrowed from the Cambridge Financial Newsletter by Bob Korljan in Phoenix, AZ
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good points for living in an uncertain world.
Thanks for visiting my blog and by the way, love the irish whistle. My children were all Irish Step Dancers so you can imagine we have our fair share of irish music at this house !
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