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Ready to Start a Family? It’s Time to Change Your Spending and Savings Habits.

In Money Management
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Starting a family is the beginning of a new financial journey.

You’ll need a budget that can help you take on new expenses while at the same time find ways to save money for tomorrow and well into the future.

Over the years, expenses will range from baby supplies, to day care, to school clothes, to college costs. Which means now is the time to start factoring those into your monthly budget so you can begin looking for ways to cut current costs so you can take on the new ones.

In addition to daily expenses, be sure to factor in increased health-care costs and any changes to life insurance coverage.

While it might be hard at first, you’ll especially want to look for new ways to save money for both known and unexpected costs.

So it’s time to look at boosting your short- and long-terms savings.

Short-term savings will be there for things like vacations or putting money aside for a new vehicle or a home down payment.

You’ll also want to build an emergency savings account to cover unexpected expenses such as a major home repair or the temporary loss of a job.

This would be a good time to learn how you can use online and mobile banking to automatically direct money to your savings accounts so you can make building these accounts part of your regular financial management habits.

Don’t forget long-term savings for retirement and college costs. Experts recommend finding a good financial advisor to help you look for investments that can help grow your wealth over time and how to balance the needs of you and your children.

While taking on a new financial journey might seem like a huge challenge, 1st Advantage is here to help you with services and advice to meet your monetary needs.

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