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A strong financial plan should make you feel empowered, not restricted.

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Bucket 1: Survive

The first bucket survive comprises all of your essential expenses.

Ideally, your survive bucket would account for 25% of your income.

Bucket 2: Revive

The revive bucket includes all your nonessential expenses that make you happy.

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Have a revive section not a deprive mentality, Joy told GOBankingRates.

It makes it less mundane and more joyful!

Bucket 3: Strive

The final bucket, strive, is dedicated to building wealth.

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Joy recommends dedicating 50% of your budget to this category.

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