‘CashFlow Budgeting - The Missing Link’

2. ‘CashFlow Budgeting -The Missing Link’

3. Disclaimer This presentation is intended to be educational and in no way is it designed or intended to give financial advice. If you require Financial Advice you should see someone who is suitably qualified.

4. September the 11th 2002. People told me I was an Overnight Success!

5. 1974 Wanted to become a Rock Star! 1975 Began an Apprenticeship (just in case). 1976 Band fell apart! Wanted more than a trade would provide Teacher’s College for two years Teaching teenagers was less than I hoped for!

6. Began looking for ways to escape the school teaching JOB. Amway Back Yard Mechanic Manufacturing Kid’s Furniture Music Teacher in Spare Time Manufacturing Adult’s Furniture Computerised House Plan Service

7. Every time, it came down to – ‘Get serious or get out!’ Ran out of Pay Rises. Growing Family – Needed a Bigger House Interest rates went through the roof Desperate for a way out.

8. In my efforts to find a solution I stumbled onto a new way to plan and manage cash-flow that worked so wellI realised I could not keep it to myself!

9. I got really excited about how I could help people sort out their $$$. Placed Advertisements for a ‘Budgeting’ Service and embarked on the journey of a lifetime helping people change financial direction (for the better). Easter 2002 resigned from teaching!!!!

10. ‘A Current Affair’ September the 9th 2002.

11. 12,000 e-mails overnight • Over 5,500 orders by the end of the week. • Sent 1,500 copies in the First Week • Packed a further 3,800 boxes in one week-end. • Australia Post sent a Semi-Trailer. • 7,500 orders within 3 months (over $500,000).

12. Today Tonight June 03 • ACA Feb 03 • Today Tonight Oct 04 • ACA 05 • Today Tonight 06 • USA (Radio & TV) - NZ Seminar tour 07 • 25,000 sales by end September 08 • 09 Began relationship in the USA • Launch Simple Wealth Steps 2010

13. 2011 – Launch Simply Budgets V2.0 Right Now - Simply Budgets USA Inc

14. Why am I telling you this? To Show That Ordinary People Can Achieve Extra-Ordinary Goals WithVision, Determination & Passion You MUST Go For Your Dreams!

15. Rental Calculator What are the BIG issues facing Property Investors right now ? How much will you need each week in retirement?

16. Saving Your WayTo A Wealthy Retirement Wealth Planner Spreadsheet Who wishes they were 15?

18. Hopefully you were thinking of the foundations! What is the most important part of a house? What’s the most important part of your personal finances?

19. What would ‘Good’ financial foundations actually look like? Let’s Talk about Foundations!

20. Does anyone have money problems on purpose?

21. Most people struggle to get their financial foundations right. Why is this so? Are we all incompetent or stupid? What really causes us to struggle when it comes to money?

22. Six of the BIG-E’s that Determine Your Financial Destiny Emotions– What you feel, think & say about $? Environment– Where you go and who with? Education–Your knowledge of Financial Matters. Earning & Expenditure– Managing Cashflow ExternalEvents - Forces you cannot control.

23. Emotions– What you feel, think & say about $?

24. Environment– Where you go and who with?

25. Education– How much you know about money?

28. Earning & Expenditure– Managing CashFlow

29. EARNINGS The fact is; people blamelack of income no matter how much they earn! The most commonly blamed cause of money problems would be lack of income.

30. Every person in the world could easily spend more than they earn. Human nature drives us to want more and better things. Accept the fact that no number of pay rises will satisfy your ‘need’ for more income. It’s not about income!

31. EXPENDITURE When it comes to spending, people often consider lack of self discipline as a common reason for getting into trouble with money. That is, – spending money even when they know they should not!

32. But - How do you know when it’s OK to spend money and when it is not? • Do you rely on feelings? • Do you stop spending when your savings account is empty? • Do you stop spending when your Credit Card is full? • Do you overspend by accident?

33. Imagine this!

34. Self-Discipline is not enough! You need Information!

35. ExternalEvents – Things you cannot control.

36. Control what is Controllable and the ‘Uncontrollable’ will have less ability to bring you unstuck. Make sure you have the right people around you to minimise the likelihood and the impact of any Uncontrollable events. This is a major Wealth Secret regardlessof who you are or what you earn

37. Excuses– The stories you tell yourself so you feel OK about NOT achieving what you really want out of life.

38. Earning & Expenditure (Budgeting!)

39. A Common Budget Format (Per-week amounts. - John & Mary Citizen)

40. The problem is that a budget like this only tells you that you should be able to pay your bills. • You need to know how to pay them! It’s TIME for a change, but what should you do?

41. The 1st Step to Change:-Understand the problem. Then you can find the right information to solve it. So ……… What is the Problem?

42. We make financial decisions every day. We blindly accept that we will find out in the future whether we made the right decisions today (or not!). Does this look like a problem??????

43. How can you be in the right place financially when you don’t know where that place is? This was the very problem that caused me to stumble onto the Simply Budgets system!

44. Unravelling the Puzzle Think about your Bank Statements – What secrets do they reveal?

46. By doing this you will identify your predictable Regular Expenses Control what is Controllable

47. The Perfect Plan for Your Regular Expenses Pay all of the planned expenses on time Never run out of money Cost as little as possible Never have more money tied up than necessary.

48. A Real Life Example (The birth of a new system)

49. 3yr Fixed Rate Home Loan 12 equal Monthly payments of $1000 12 x $1000 = $12,000 26 fortnightly paydays to repay $12,000. $12,000 divided by 26 = $461

50. Do You see the Problem? Payday Deposit $461 $461 Payday Deposit $461 $922 Loan Day Payment $1,000-$78 Payday Deposit $461 $383 That’s Month One.What happens in Month Two?