{"id":35732,"date":"2019-12-15T03:06:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T03:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=35732"},"modified":"2019-12-15T03:06:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T03:06:04","slug":"7-things-to-do-with-your-money-that-will-put-you-light-years-ahead-of-your-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=35732","title":{"rendered":"7 things to do with your money that will put you light-years ahead of your friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static6.businessinsider.com\/image\/5dee87b5fd9db261e2303626-1603\/gettyimages-1140037547.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"friends in new york city\" \/>lechatnoir\/ Getty<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> If you want to be better with fund in 2020, there are a few things you can do that will have a big impact. 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To lay a foundation for building long-term money, save a part of your income in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/best-way-for-most-people-to-save-for-retirement-2019-8?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">retirement account<\/a> and invest in the stock market. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/yourmoney?utm_source=bullet?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Read more personal investment coverage .<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of Americans are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/half-of-gen-x-has-no-retirement-savings-account-2019-10?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">undersaved for retirement<\/a>, saddled with debt, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/millennials-gen-x-money-stresses-retirement-savings-2019-10?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">stressed about fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The good news? Your financial situation is not set in stone. A few smart-alecky decisions, like monitoring your spending, saving as much as you can, prepare the way for the future, and seeking professional assist, can give you on a direction to fortune that will leave your friends wondering how they can get there, too.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/money-advice-to-get-ahead-of-your-friends?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">See the rest of the tale at Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NOW WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/nfl-biggest-secrets-mob-football-2016-1?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">5 things about the NFL that football devotees may not know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See Also \ud83d\ude1b TAGEND<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/bought-life-insurance-to-quell-my-anxiety-when-i-became-a-mom?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Having a baby forced me to confront my mortality, but spend $6.50 a month on life insurance entails I don&#8217;t lose sleep over it<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/why-get-life-insurance-young-single-healthy?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">I&#8217;m young, single, and healthy, but I only bought $300,000 of life insurance and it was a no-brainer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/holiday-saving-spending-new-year-finances?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">7 smart things to do now to build the holidays more affordable next year<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=grL4wMUvbr4:_j00tTDIiIc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=grL4wMUvbr4:_j00tTDIiIc:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?i=grL4wMUvbr4:_j00tTDIiIc:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=grL4wMUvbr4:_j00tTDIiIc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?i=grL4wMUvbr4:_j00tTDIiIc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=grL4wMUvbr4:_j00tTDIiIc:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=grL4wMUvbr4:_j00tTDIiIc:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?i=grL4wMUvbr4:_j00tTDIiIc:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/businessinsider\/~4\/grL4wMUvbr4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/businessinsider\/~3\/grL4wMUvbr4\/money-advice-to-get-ahead-of-your-friends\">feedproxy.google.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>lechatnoir\/ Getty If you want to be better with fund in 2020, there are a few things you can do that will have a big impact. 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