We are halfway through the year. If you are tracking every single coffee purchase on a sprawling spreadsheet, please stop. You are wasting your time and burning yourself out.
To know if your finances are healthy, you only need to check three numbers.
What percentage of your net income are you saving or investing? This is the most crucial metric for building wealth. For high earners, aiming for 20% or more is the sweet spot. If it is lower, where is the wealth leakage happening? Often, this leakage occurs in the 'Non-Negotiables' bucket, where lifestyle creep has inflated fixed costs.
Add up your assets (home equity, ISAs, pensions, cash) and subtract your liabilities (mortgage, car loans, credit cards). Is the total number moving in the right direction compared to January? The absolute number matters less than the trajectory. If the trend line is pointing up, your system is working.
Did you dip into your Tier 1 savings this year? If so, your priority for the next three months is to top it back up to your target level. Your Liquidity Bridge is your primary defense against chaos. If you neglect it, you expose your long-term investments to short-term shocks.
Finance doesn't have to be complicated to be effective. Check the big numbers, course-correct if needed, and get on with your life. Read more about protecting your cashflow in our Spending Plan guide.
Apply this strategy to your own finances using our interactive tool below.
Enter your numbers to reveal the lifestyle creep silently eroding your high income.
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