1. Continue to Hack Away at Debt
If you’re still paying down your credit card balances, concentrate on the card with the highest interest rate, while paying the minimum on the others. This will help free you up to focus on other financial priorities sooner—and help you pay less in the long run.
Ideally, you should also be close to paying off your student loans in your 30s—or, at least, paying down a significant chunk of them. If you have low interest rates (under 4%), there’s no need to rush to pay them off, enabling you to contribute to other financial goals in tandem. But if you’re paying higher interest rates (6% or more), tackling those loans as quickly as possible should be top of mind—and your to-do list—after you’ve achieved financial security.