Chapter 1
Your Financial Checkup
IN THIS CHAPTER
Determining your net worth
Calculating your savings rate
Getting your credit score and keeping an eye on it
Growing your investment portfolio
Protecting yourself with insurance
Examining common money mistakes
Where did your childhood years go? Was it that long ago that you were concerned with what exams you had coming up, what you might be doing over your summer break, and what kind of job you were interested in and qualified to do?
As a young adult, you wonder where you are going to live, how much a decent apartment will cost, and how much you will actually have left over after taxes and those other pesky deductions that are taken from your paycheck. How much will it cost to buy a home that you’ll really want? What are the best ways to save and invest your money?
And then life throws you a curveball like the COVID-19 government-mandated ...
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