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Test Your Financial Fitness
Meet Sammy, the ColoradoSaves’ mascot. Sammy works out all year long, collecting nuts to stay in excellent financial condition. Do you have enough nuts to keep your personal finances fit? Take Sammy’s quiz to help you be financially prepared for every season of your life, no matter what the weather brings.
- Do you know how to calculate your net worth?
- Do you know the difference between assets and liabilities?
- Do you have a written spending plan?
- Do you track expenses and review your spending plan regularly?
- Do you make adjustments in spending to stay within you spending plan?
- Do you usually pay off small balances (such as less than $500) within 30-90 days?
- Do you regularly pay bills on or before the due date?
- Do you have written short-term, mid-term, and long-term financial goals?
- Does your spending plan set aside 10% of your earnings for savings?
- Is your debt-to-income ratio higher than 20%?
- Do your have a relationship with a financial institution? Checking? Savings?
- Have you requested a copy of your credit report from each of the three credit bureaus within the last year?
- Is the information listed on your credit report current and accurate?
- When making purchases, do you shop around?
- Do you have health insurance? Life insurance?
- If you work, are you enrolled in a retirement plan?
- Have you ever had a session with a certified financial planner?
If you answered ‘no’ to any of these questions, enroll now to talk with one of Sammy’s financial fitness advisors.

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