Hey, how to choose when your financial choices are creating an internal tug of war? Brian I am excited to talk about this because we live in a unique

environment right now we're trying to make wise financial decisions is not easy

I mean I mean making good decisions has always been hard but right now it seems

that there are some forces at play that there are things that we want to do and oftentimes

they're noble things that seem to be in conflict and intention with

one another and so we want to help walk through how do I decide what makes the most

sense.

So it is a tug of war because you feel like every dollar is competing on where should it go to

maximize your financial life. The good news is if you go to moneygau.com slash

resources we have the financial order of operations to be your guide, but let's jump right in.

Yeah, so here's one of the first number one things that people are trying to figure out right now.

Do I save for a home or do I save for retirement?

Oh, wow, that's a big one.

We go right into the deep end and here's the thing.

Both of these things are noble, they're good.

So how do you know where you should start first?

Well, I think the answer to, should I save for a home

or should I say for retirement comes down to, no surprise?

It depends. It depends on a number of factors. What are your goals? What's your

timeline? What's your current financial position? You have to kind of work through each one

of these to determine what makes sense for me because two very

similar people can be in a similar situation and one person might buy a home

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