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Add up all your monthly debt payments
Include mortgage or rent only if your lender counts it
Include car loans
Include student loans
Include credit card minimum payments
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Find your current salary
Find the new salary
Subtract the current salary from the new salary
Divide the difference by the current salary
Multiply the result by 100
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Set your total savings target
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Add expected...
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Add business or self-employment earnings
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Add up all your monthly debt payments
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Multiply the result by...
Spend less than you earn
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Home equity loan
Home equity line of credit
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Invest in another property
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Track every expense
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Track every expense for 7 days
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