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By: Michael Kane
Smart Money
Excerpt from Vancouver Sun, December 26, 2000
'Tis the season of new beginnings, a great time
to figure out where you want to go and how you
are going to get there.
That, in a nutshell, is the purpose of financial
planning; to make money work for you, not the
other way around.
As an old year closes, count your blessings instead
of bills -- they'll come soon enough -- and consider
what you want to achieve in the years to come.
Where do you want to go?
Life is never static. Couples marry, some divorce,
kids move, careers change, people retire, a handful
win the lottery, and children inherit. Amid all
this flux, it is sometimes difficult to focus
on the future. Financial planning can sound like
a chore.
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