* Step 1: Set up corresponding Profit First allocation accounts for your personal expenses.
* Step 2: Based on your most recent pay and the “lifestyle lock” explained in this chapter, figure out how much you should truly be living on.
* Step 3: Have a sit-down with your entire family and talk numbers. Tell them what you’re doing with Profit First and the positive impact it will have on your family’s long-term financial health. And if it helps, you can tell the kids that this method was something suggested by “Uncle Mikey.”
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