Name: 10 steps to boost your financial health -- that you can do in a day | Your Money and Your Mind
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We all know you should take a sick day, or a mental health day, or even a personal day.

But a financial day is just as important.

[Your Money and Your Mind with Wendy De La Rosa]

You deserve to take time to get your life in order when you aren't on edge and under pressure.

Employers, if you're watching this, you should also think about giving your employees a financial health day.

Throughout this series, I've shared ways that you can change your environment so you can spend less and save more.

But the secret ingredient for each tip has been "time": calling your credit card company to change your interest rate takes time; deleting an app off your phone takes time.

And if you haven't had time to put these changes into action, this is your chance.

Mark a day on your calendar right now, to devote, to reorganizing your finances.

Really commit to this day, and make that day as productive as possible.

But here are the big headlines that are the most important to cover, both from earlier episodes and beyond.

So first I want you to focus on your fixed expenses.

Can you truly afford your housing payment?

Is it time to start looking for a cheaper place?

Do you need to switch to a low-cost cell phone provider?

Do you need to trade in your car for something else?

This is the day where I really want you to think about those large fixed expenses and make that one-time change.

Number two: sign up for the boring-but-necessary stuff.

Do you have life insurance? No? Sign up now.

Are you enrolled in your company's 401(k)? No? Sign up now.

Are you contributing enough to that 401(k)? No? Edit your contribution rate right now.

Number three: if you haven't already, talk to your significant other about money.

Visit the link below for a list of questions to help get you started.

Number four: create a singular savings goal.

You can start by setting up an automatic plan so that a portion of every paycheck goes directly into your savings account.

Number five: start paying off your debt every week, not just every month.

Maybe it's your credit card debt or your mortgage debt or whatever you have, you'll end up reducing more of your debt over the course of a year if you pay that debt more often.

Number six: renegotiate your credit card interest rate and change your payment due date.

Get on the phone, call your credit card company and make your credit card company work for you.

Number seven: use technology to your advantage.

Redesign your online environment by unsubscribing from all your shopping newsletters and install an ad blocker.

Number eight: delete those distracting delivery apps.

Number nine: now, my tips are not all about cutting back spending, I want you to spend on things that increase your happiness.

So focus on experiences, on spending time with others, and on expenditures that help save you time.

Like hiring someone to clean your house, or mowing your lawn.

That will save you time and boost your happiness.

Number ten: last but certainly not least, schedule another financial health day for a few weeks later.

Chances are, you'll need to revisit some of the things you started today.

I know all of this may seem tedious or boring, but it's better to make these vital changes when you have the time to think about them.

And not under the stressful conditions, when we usually make these very important decisions.

Not every day can be a spa day, but I think a financial day will leave you feeling soothed and pampered.