The best gift for 2025 graduates is the gift of personal financial education. Remember when you started your career? What did you do with that first paycheck? Did you purchase a new car, take a vacation, buy a new set of golf clubs or maybe a hip downtown condo? Now imagine, if you kept that junker car and your roommate for a few more years, made double payments on your student loans, used only cash
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What is the difference between an Emergency and a Survival Fund? And do you need both? An Emergency Fund is cash specifically saved for unplanned events considered an “emergency.” Examples: Your car needs a new transmission to drive to work in downtown Austin; your HVAC breaks down in Austin’s August heat or your refrigerator dies on Thanksgiving Day right before the in-laws arrive. This cash should be quickly available and will keep you out of
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Austin’s best, and most affordable, Financial Coach is Capital Budget Strategies LLC. The “other” companies have a secret – they require you to “sign up” for a year or more of financial meetings. That gets really expensive, so you are spending money to organize your own money! Yikes. Our Austin Financial Coach works differently and is way less expensive. We believe once a client actually “sees” his or her current financial situation on paper, they
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Capital Budget Strategies LLC, Austin’s best Financial Coach, is offering a Valentine’s Day Special: a financial review for couples for only $99! You’re welcome! Are you engaged? Recently married? Kids ready for college? Empty nesters? Everyone can benefit from a Financial Review Session. And because it is done via Zoom Video Conferencing, you can do it from your home or office. Sessions can be scheduled any day of the week, including weekends. Many new couples
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Why not make a financial New Year’s resolution to finally get your personal finances organized? Ever become stressed about your finances? Ever worry you will not have enough to pay all your bills? Do you have a plan to pay off your credit cards or school loans? Ever worry about saving for retirement? Capital Budget Strategies, LLC, Austin’s best Financial Coach, will help you make 2025 your best year for personal finances. For only $149,
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There is a nasty truth about credit card repayment you need to know. Holidays are coming and you are ready to use those credit cards! You are thinking you can repay the debt within a few months. But to be honest, you are still paying off last year’s purchases. Why do people use credit cards? Because they do not have the money to make the purchase. Well, why not save up for it? Of course,
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No! You are never too young to worry about retirement! In fact, you should start s retirement savings account (Personal ROTH IRA, 401(k), TSP, 403(b), etc.) with your first paycheck! The more you save early in your career, the younger you can comfortably retire. For only $149, Capital Budget Strategies, LLC, Austin’s best Financial Coach, will review your entire personal financial portfolio and provide an unbiased opinion on how well you are doing. Together, we
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Ever wonder where your money goes each month? You have a great job, a decent income, a sweet apartment high off the ground and are dating that cute intern in HR. Your only concern however, is where in the world does your money go each month? Sometimes there is some left over, sometimes it runs out. What can you do? Simply contact the Financial Coach at Capital Budget Strategies, LLC, Austin’s best Financial Coach. He
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How do you help your college-bound child build credit? The Financial Coach at Capital Budget Strategies, LLC, Austin’s best financial coach, has a great idea. Get your student a credit card, with conditions. Sit your student down and explain personal finances. They will be bombarded with credit card applications on day one. Worst part, the credit card companies hire fellow students to promote them. Do not, under any circumstances, let your student sign up for
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Many clients wonder how much to save for retirement. That is a tough question, which depends on when you retire and what type of retirement you wish to have. Retirement can last a long time, so the more money you save, the better off you will be. For only $149, Capital Budget Strategies, LLC, Austin’s best Financial Coach, will work one-on-one with you to create a personal, monthly Budget, set up an Emergency and Survival
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