Creating Financial Breathing Room
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Objective
I can apply the concepts of aligned spending, boundaries, and awareness to create a plan for increasing my own financial breathing room.
Part 1 of 3
Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
Describe the first step recommended in the video for creating financial breathing room and explain why it is important.
Explain how tracking your spending can help you make smarter financial choices, according to the video. Provide an example of a spending habit someone might discover through tracking.
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Describe a specific change you could make to your spending habits based on increased awareness of where your money is going, and explain how this change would create more financial breathing room for you. Explain how you could start building a small emergency fund, even with a limited income. Include specific steps you would take to automate this process. ”
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