Personal Finance 101: Budgeting, Debt, Saving & Investing (Full Course)

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰

DAY ONE
00:00 Intro
00:54 What you need
01:34 Phases
01:55 Phase 1: Awareness/Financial Snapshot
02:33 Your Debt
04:13 Finsing your interest rate
08:22 Your Assets
10:06 Your Net Worth
11:02 You Spending
14:05 Annual Planning
16:32 Employer Benefits & Paychecks
19:45 How to read your paychecks
24:50 Phase 2: Budget & Optimize
25:03 Rough budget
26:28 Detailed how to create a budget
44:09 Expense reduction
51:40 Tracking your spending
01:01:32 Debt pay off
01:02:26 Credit card debt
01:20:38 Student loans
01:22:44 Medical debt
01:24:03 Choosing a debt pay off plan
01:31:00 Set up autopay
01:32:00 Credit Score 101
01:39:48 Tips to increase your cedit score
01:47:31 Pay off debt or save?
01:47:52 Your savings
01:48:04 Your emergency fund
01:49:16 Sinking funds
01:52:16 High yield savings account
01:55:25 Auto-savings
01:57:52 Investing
02:00:22 Accounts to invest in
02:00:25 Employer sponsored plans
02:07:54 IRA
02:13:07 HSA
02:18:18 Taxable brokerage account
02:20:14 Where to invest (broker and funds)
02:24:22 My investments
02:25:33 Difference between index funds and ETFs
02:27:09 How to read a fund summary sheet
02:32:55 Investing key terms to look for
02:33:37 Target Date Funds
02:34:35 Important reminders with investing
02:36:18 Order of investing
02:38:03 Financial goals
02:40:14 Finalize budget
02:40:56 Stop leaks in your spending
02:42:31 Find Money/Increase your income
02:49:46 Organizing your money and building habits
02:53:01 Annually
02:55:51 Monthly
02:57:48 Weekly
02:59:35 Daily
03:03:00 Annual tracker
03:12:11 Financial independence
03:15:26 Investment calculations
03:17:52 25x Rule