Keys To Riches Week Two: Take Action and Make Assessment

Published: Jan. 9, 2017, 5 p.m.

The\xa0Keys To Riches\u2122 Financial Wellness Series\xa0provides\xa0financial concepts\xa0each week that teach you how to\xa0think like the rich\xa0and\xa0be in control of your own money.\n\nKey Number\xa0Two: Take Action and Make Assessment.\n\nKey Statement:\n\nIn order for me to achieve my goals, I must take action and assess where I am starting from, so I can create a specific plan to get there.\n\nKey Affirmation:\n\nI am successful at assessing my current financial state.\n\nKey Commitment:\n\nI\xa0commit\xa0to taking consistent action everyday to build and manage wealth successfully.\n\nKey Action Item:\n\nGet a large 9 x 12 envelope, or more than one if you are a prolific shopper, and start collecting your receipts.We are only collecting those receipts. We are not looking at them or going to make any judgments on them. We are going to continue our current path for a short while longer so we can have enough information to accurately assess our current financial state. Only then, after we have made our assessment, can we decide what a successful plan for the future will look like.