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However, simply setting goals does not ensure you will someday accomplish them. Achieving goals requires establishing a plan. Planning is important to ensure a direction for your day-to-day actions. Being deliberate about establishing a plan can help guide the decisions you make to aid you in reaching your goals. The further your goals are from today, the more important it is to have a plan to ensure your success in reaching those goals. Think about it. You may not consult a map for a trip to the store across town, but you will probably want directions, or a plan, for a spring break trip to California.  \nWhen it comes to personal financial goals, many can be long term. Paying off student loans, a new car, or a mortgage on a home does not happen in a month or even a year. Retirement is an even longerterm goal. When it comes to financial matters, planning can be of paramount importance. Creating a personal financial plan has six basic steps:  \n1. Determine your current financial situation  \n2. Develop your financial goals  \n3. Identify alternative courses of action  \n4. Evaluate alternatives  \n5. Create and implement your financial action plan  \n6. Review and revise the financial plan  \nIt is never too early to begin planning. In fact, the earlier you begin planning for your financial future, the sooner you will reach your goals. Because of the nature of interest and compounding that can be associated with investing, starting early can have great benefits. The longer your investments have to grow, the greater their growth will be. For instance, if you invest $5,000 today and receive a 6% annual compounding interest rate, your investment will grow to approximately $10,000 within 12 years. Within 24 years, the $5,000 investment would grow to $20,000 and within 36 years to $40,000 . While a $5,000 investment at that rate made at age 48 would only grow to $10,000 by age 60, the same investment made at age 24 would grow to four times that value by the same age. As you can see, it can certainly be advantageous to get started planning for your financial future as early as possible.  \nThe worksheets on the following pages will help you navigate the six steps outlined above for creating your personal financial plan. Remember, your financial goals won’t be realized just by setting them. You have to be intentional about creating a plan and diligent in executing it. After all, directions to your spring break destination won’t do much good unless you follow them.  \nStep \\#1:  \nDetermine Your Current Financial Situation  \nBefore you can begin setting goals and developing strategies to achieve them, it is important to understand where you are now. The first step in creating your personal financial plan is determining your current financial situation. Having a thorough understanding of your current financial situation will help you to formulate realistic and well-informed goals. Taking a detailed look at your situation may also help you identify specific changes you could make to change your situation and help you achieve the goals you will create later in the planning process.  \nTo gain insight into your current situation, it can be helpful to determine your current net worth. To calculate your net worth, you will need to total your current liabilities and subtract them from your total current assets. Assets are simply what you own that has value. These include: cash and cash equivalents, such as physical cash on hand, checking accounts, or savings accounts; personal property, such as equity in a home, other real estate owned, or a car; and invested assets, such as stocks, bonds, or pensions. Liabilities include value of what you owe including current bills and outstanding debt. 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