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Financial Planning

Financial Planning: The Top 10 Reasons...



... NOT to plan

... TO plan

10. Planning takes too much time. 10.To find out where your
family's money goes-
few people really know!
9. You won't keep it up. 9. To "find" money to SAVE.
8. It would hurt-cramp your lifestyle. 8. To get out of Debt.
7. You hate arithmetic. 7. To show the wage-earner who doesn't pay the bills where the money goes.
6. None of your friends do it. 6. To prepare for BIG expenses: house, car, vacation, furniture, etc.
5. You just KNOW what to do. 5. To prepare for unexpected expenses.
4. You're too busy doing other stuff. 4. To live on your income.
3. You hate paperwork. 3. To keep money from slipping through your fingers.
2. Your wife, husband, kids, dog or whatever won't cooperate. 2. To get the family pulling in the same direction.
1. You're so rich you can buy anything you want and still have plenty of money left over. 1. To put a tool in your hands that can change your life.

North Carolina State University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
Family & Consumer Sciences Department