Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole

by Tiffany Aliche

Financial wholeness is when all the aspects of your financial life are working together for your greatest good, your biggest benefit, and your richest life.

The first five steps cover the fundamentals. Their purpose is to help you create financial stability. Think of these steps as your foundation. The trick is to get to a point that budgeting, saving, debt, credit, and earning become second nature so you

can focus most of your energy on the next five steps. Steps six through ten cover growing and protecting your wealth. They are presented in order to show you how to invest, align your insurance, grow your net worth, seek professional help, and protect your legacy.

If you identify any behaviors that are not serving your pursuit of financial wholeness, it’s time for them to go.

You can say, “No, this month you’re going into my savings account.”