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title: "Things To Do Now"
url: https://drpiggybank.org/things-to-do-now/
description: "The site's own short action list: high yield savings, an emergency fund, budgeting, filing taxes and further reading."
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# Things To Do Now

GUIDE 07

- **Things you can do now to help yourself**
  - High yield savings
    - Roth IRA
  - Emergency fund
    - enough for 3-6 months of spending (rent, utilities, food, gas)
  - Budgeting
    - Mint
    - Make your own excel sheet
  - 4th year med students: file your taxes
  - Cut unnecessary expenses
    - Starbucks every day?
      - Time value of money
  - Keep on reading and staying educated about finances
    - The White Coat Investor by James Dahle, ME
      - they have an active blog/website and facebook page