# Designing a Financial Game Plan: Where Do I Even Start?

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Podcast: [Harvard Business Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387)
Published: 2026-06-07T15:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Designing a Financial Game Plan: Where Do I Even Start? 19 Jul 2021 --- If you’re overwhelmed with managing your savings—emergency fund? retirement? debt?—here’s a clear, step-by-step plan to get started. Tori Dunlap, entrepreneur and finance educator, lays out which financial goals to prioritize first to best leverage your investment of time and money. 0:00 How (and where) do you start your financial plan? 0:19 Build an emergency fund in a high-yield savings account 0:40 Pay off high-interest debt 1:22 Save for retirement while paying off lower-interest debt 2:00 Big life goals (ex. buying a house, starting a family, retiring early) 2:29 Take advantage of an employer match through your retirement program 3:11 Rely on your financial game plan to meet your financial goals 3:44 Keep yourself motivated by knowing exactly what you’re saving money for In this HBR collaboration with Tori Dunlap, you'll learn how to make educated decisions about your money and your career. Learn more about Tori Dunlap at: https://herfirst100k.com https://www.instagram.com/herfirst100k https://www.tiktok.com/@herfirst100k Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #personalfinance #financialplan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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