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Life Cycle – Dan Greyn. High School 13-17. Didn’t have a real job. Mowed lawns over the summer and got paid little. Bought a 1985 Isuzu Pickup Truck. Young Adult 18-24. Had a job during college. Lived paycheck by paycheck.
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High School 13-17 • Didn’t have a real job. • Mowed lawns over the summer and got paid little. • Bought a 1985 Isuzu Pickup Truck
Young Adult 18-24 • Had a job during college. • Lived paycheck by paycheck. • Didn’t have a lot of money because he was paying his truck off and rent for his apartment. • His job paid him about $300 and $100 went to his truck payment, $100 went to his apartment rent. Left him $100 for “spending money”.
Adult with Kids 25-34 • Got married and both had jobs. • Spent money on insurance, house loans. • Started to have more money; began to save. • Began to earn more money; spent it
Working Parent 35-44 Life Cycle Greatest Financial Impact Dad- got promotion at work Mom- had own business; was successful They began to buy lots of stuff Dad put lots away for 401k This allowed them to do more and were able to save more • Providing for children • Paying off loans • Saving for retirement; college for kids
Values & Goals Values Goals They’ve had consistent long term goals Short term goals have changed depending on current situations • Provide more for kids • Allow them more opportunities • Spent more money instead of saving it
Financial Needs & Successes Needs Successes Putting lots away into 401k when economy was good. Having a good retirement plan • Build back up savings account
Financial Lessons Lessons Learned Lessons Taught Think before spending If you don’t need it, don’t buy it If you don’t have money, don’t buy it • Don’t buy on impulse
Financial Needs Compared to Others Similar Different He accumulated faster than should have probably Bought a boat, camper, and a truck all in the same year. • Start by just getting by; paycheck to paycheck • Later on start to accumulate more and more • Going through the Life Cycle
Midlife 45-54 • Current age in life cycle • Continues saving for retirement; college • Spends more money at times instead of saving • Thinking about a will
Pre-Retirement 55-64 • Plans are preparing for retirement • Hopes to have will finalized
Retirement 65-Older • His plans for retirement are to own a nice motor-home and stay at RV Parks.