How to calculate exactly how much life insurance you need. Plus, how to calculate whether regular term life vs. return of premium insurance is more cost-effective.
With a few months of married life now behind me, I wanted to do a lookback post on what I’ve learned about managing my income and expenses. Coordinating my finances with a partner has been a new experience and taught me some useful lessons.
In this post, I’ll deep-dive into my income and expenses over the last several years. I’ll share key insights I learned and also give you the exact tools I created to do this analysis. Finally, I’ll offer actionable advice to help you grow and diversify your income so you can build wealth more quickly.
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