Chapter 24

Your Financial Life Plan

A step-by-step financial plan for your life

‘Know from where you have come and to where you are heading.’

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First, congratulations for reaching this chapter! If you have read the entire book, in particular the section on taxes, well done!

Second, this is it.

Now, after reading the whole book, you should know what you need to know and what you need to do. Take the actions to financially secure your retirement.

In this chapter, we will go through a list of general points to remember and then through each decade of your life, suggesting what you should consider. Whatever your age is, read what you should have done and try to catch up.

Main takeaways

It is difficult to summarise the main key points, ...

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