Pay Yourself First Your percentage is not a goal. It is a fixed line, like your withholding. Find your starting number and your ratchet schedule. The system runs on percentages, not dollars.
Monthly take-home pay Starting percentage (3 if 10 feels impossible; 1 beats 0) Target percentage
Your quarterly ratchet
The raise rule
Your next raise, $ per year
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