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Lately, I’ve been spending time thinking about getting my life into balance. What the components would be, and how I’d like it to look.

My condo complex recently resurfaced a tennis court and I’ve been “too busy” to try it out. Yesterday, Don and I decided to play. We hadn’t played in a long time and we were rusty. We had balls flying everywhere, especially into the net.

This morning we went back and took a different tack. We hit the balls to each other (instead of going for the big score), and we had lots of fun and a truly great workout.

When it comes to money management, becoming debt free, repairing your credit and finally beginning to save consistently, the same principle applies. Slow and steady wins the race. Those tried and true strategies still work the best, like saving 10% first and always (once those credit cards are paid off of course), taking advantage of employer-sponsored benefit plans, and “time in the market” instead of “timing the market.”

The past is gone. It doesn’t matter. But, it’s never too late to make a better future!