This presentation, presented by Building Bridges Chicago LLC, offers practical tips and advice for individuals, business owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to gain a handle on their personal finances to improve their cash flow and overall financial health and well-being for better decision-making ability where money is concerned.

1. Dollars & Sense
How to Lock Down Your Personal Finances
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2. Overview
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Become financially independent and self-reliant.
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Take control of your money so it doesn’t control you.
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Understand your true value.
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Determine your financial needs for the future.
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Develop a ready-to-implement action plan.
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This presentation is not meant to teach you everything you need to know
about personal finances.
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Simple tips and suggestions are offered based on observations of the
respected and admired for their successful financial habits.
© 2014 by Building Bridges Chicago LLC

3. Disclaimer
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Building Bridges Chicago LLC assumes no liability for any financial decision or
action taken as a result of this free presentation. Any actual decision is your
own and you are wholly responsible for any outcomes of such decisions. You
agree and understand that no warranty, either expressed or implied, has been
made by Building Bridges Chicago LLC regarding the content of this
presentation. Before making any financial decision, it is always wise to
consult with a professional financial consultant.
© 2014 by Building Bridges Chicago LLC

4. Take the blinders off!
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Most people are completely unaware of their
current financial situation.
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Do you find yourself…
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Dodging bill collectors?
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Screening phone calls for toll-free numbers?
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Hiding from the doorbell?
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Answering unknown callers in fake foreign
accents?
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Avoiding or ignoring your financial health
won’t make your problems go away!
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Always know exactly where you stand. Your
creditors do!
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5. Your Current Situation
Net
Worth
Credit
Financial
Health
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6. Your Net Worth
NET WORTH = ASSETS – LIABILITIES
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ASSETS (Income) are anything that MAKE MONEY
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Licenses, degrees, and certifications
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Rental property
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Job or business
Stocks and other investments
LIABILITIES (Debts) are anything that COSTS MONEY
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Primary home
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Vehicles
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Loans and other debts
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7. Your Credit
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The road to good credit is paved with great decisions.
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Any score less than 640 is usually considered high risk
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Scores and information reported can vary from one credit
bureau to the next
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Request reports from all 3 credit bureaus
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Regularly monitor your reports for inaccurate information*
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Dispute all discrepancies
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DO NOT apply for additional credit during any pending
dispute investigation
*Find out how to perform a full review and analysis of your
credit report in the Money Madness Coaching Bundle.
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8. Your Overall Financial Health
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Do you earn more than you spend?
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Do you pay yourself first?
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Do you have a sufficient emergency fund?
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Do you have an investment portfolio?
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Are you saving the most you can for retirement?
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Do you have insurance (car, life, medical, home, legal, etc.?)
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Do you have a will?
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Are you protected against identity theft?
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Do you seek legal counsel for important life decisions?
If you answered NO to one or more of these questions then your financial health
is failing! Time to adopt a new MONEY MINDSET.
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9. Your Money Mindset
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How you view money is a direct result of learned
values, beliefs, behaviors, and observances over time
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This determines the outcome of every decision you make that directly or
indirectly involves money
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Uncover the environmental factors that have you stuck in
scarcity, immobilized by fear, or paralyzed by the possibility of prosperity
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Being POOR (Passing Over Opportunities Repeatedly) is a mindset!
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10. Your Money Story
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Every great success started with a vision.
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What is the old, sad song you have been singing?
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What will make you happy?
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What does success look like to you?
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Is this your belief, or someone else’s?
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Rewrite the story!
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11. Your Money Mission
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ACTION + TARGET + DESIRED OUTCOME
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8 words or less
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Use as an affirmation and decision-making tool!
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Example – “improve my charitable giving among faith-based institutions”
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12. Your Financial Goals
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SMART Goals
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Measurable
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Actionable
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Realistic
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Specific
Time-constrained
GROW toward success
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Resources
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Obstacles
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Goal
Way Forward
K.I.S.S. Method – Keep It Simple Sexy
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13. Your Winning Solutions
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There are only 4 things you can do with
money!
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SPEND
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SAVE
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EARN
INVEST
Develop SMART goals in each of the 4
money quadrants.
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14. Going Forward
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Develop your strategic action plan
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Your Money Story
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Your Money Mission
3.
Your Winning Solutions
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Evaluate and assign resources
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Schedule calendar reminders
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Find an accountability partner
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Review, Revise, and Reflect
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15. Diagnose & Cure Your Money Madness!
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Comprehensive assessment and analysis of your money mindset to uncover
the environmental factors that make up your money madness
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Thirty-minute one-on-one coaching session to help you develop a customized
cure for the money madness manifesting as a roadblock to your health
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