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Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

1980: Interesting Financial Rules to Follow by J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy

Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

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Investing, Business, Education, Self-improvement

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy shares interesting financial rules to follow Episode 1980: Interesting Financial Rules to Follow by J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy J. Money is a 6’1, hyperactive, rock a ‘hawk who loves drinking beer, blaring hip-hop, talking about money, and now playing with his two adorable baby boys. He tracked his expenses for 3 months, made a budget, read some books, and stumbled into personal finance blogging and idea sharing, randomly turning BudgetsAreSexy.com into his full time “real job” a few short years later--14 million views later! The original post is located here: https://www.budgetsaresexy.com/interesting-financial-rules-of-thumb-to-follow/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Optimal Finance Daily, Episode 1980.

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Interesting Financial Rules to Follow

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by J-Money of budgetsorsexy.com

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and on your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam.

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Now let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

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Interesting Financial Rules to Follow

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by J-Money of budgetsorsexy.com

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I came across an article this morning

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and can't say I've heard of half of these rules of thumb before.

0:36.0

Maybe that's why they're so breakable?

0:38.0

It's called Financial Rules of Thumb to Consider Breaking.

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I'll go over them along with my own two free cents

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and an attempt at comparing them to our own finances

0:51.0

to see if we're on track or not.

0:53.0

Is anyone following any of these?

0:55.0

Quote.

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Spend no more than half of your income on living expenses.

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Keep discretionary items to 30% and save the rest.

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End quote.

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People sure would be better off if they follow this.

1:09.0

But I have yet to run into anyone who actually budgets

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off of percentages.

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