Get on a fast track to financial wellness with the 30 day financial wellness challenge.
In the next 30 days review and improve your relationship with money. Challenge is focused on positive financial actions and financial education.
After finishing this challenge you will be equipped with basic knowledge and tools to further improve your financial wellness.
30 Day Financial Wellness Challenge
Day 1
Download a budget app to help you track your expenses and familiarize yourself with it. From this day on, use the app to record all of your expenses.
Day 2
Write your financial plan. Divide your income into three categories: needs, savings and wants.
Day 3
Today you can leave your wallet at home because it’s a no-spend day. And try not to cheat by buying more the day before (or after). You may need to get creative at meal times.
Day 4
Today immerse yourself in the world of personal finances. Discover top 5 financial websites and subscribe to newsletter, bookmark them, follow them on social.
Day 5
Buy a money book from a financial expert and read every day at least 1 page.
Day 6
Define your long-term financial goals. Write them down and let them take roots in your brain.
Day 7
Find a way to cut down your groceries. Plan your meals so you know exactly what you’ll need to buy.
Day 8
Write an intensive best-case-scenario plan for paying off your debt.
Day 9
Set up an emergency fund and make a plan for building it.
Day 10
Today you can leave your wallet at home again, it’s a no-spend day.
Day 11
Explore your options for a retirement fund. Find out as much as you can about all different options.
Day 12
Read about money management from the websites you followed on day 4.
Day 13
If you never learned it then it’s time to learn how to calculate percentage. If you already know it then spend some time reading about personal finances.
Day 14
Find out where your money is leaking. On what valueless things are you spending that you could eliminate.
Day 15
After exploring all options, set up a retirement fund. The longer you save in it, the more you’ll have when you’ll need it.
Day 16
Read about investing from websites you follow
Day 17
It’s a no spend day!
Day 18
Write a saving plan for future large purchases.
Day 19
Explore possibilities of making extra income.
Day 20
Go through your bills and see where you can get a better quota.
Day 21
Automate your savings so that funds go to your savings account without your interaction thus minimizing the chance of spending that money on unnecessary wants.
Day 22
Find out what triggers you to emotional spending and set strategies to prevent it in the future.
Day 23
Learn basic finance terms, understand them and remember them.
Day 24
It’s a no-spend day again, you know the drill.
Day 25
Sell everything you don’t use or need anymore.
Day 26
Buy one more money book.
Day 27
Automate your bills so you never accidentally miss a payment.
Day 28
Learn how credit cards work.
Day 29
Read and learn more about investing.
Day 30
Sign up for financial literacy class. There are plenty of free options to get you started.
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