My father used to tell me that it doesn’t matter how much salary you’re earning per month, if you know how to handle and budget your money, you’re good for life. And I believe him.
Here are seven tips for a personal budget in your daily life that could let you save for the rainy days.
Have a rigid goal
Once you start earning money, it’s important to set your financial goals. When you have a clear goal, your mindset will follow.
Always maintain your mindset on saving money for the future. It doesn’t mean you can’t have fun and play, splurging once in a while will keep your sanity in check.
Go for long-term investments
Whether it’s life or health insurance or trading, investing in long-term systems that will give you your money’s worth is always a smart idea.
Invest while you’re young as most of these investment plans start at affordable premiums. And by the 7th year, you’ll be surprised that you already have a health or life insurance coverage for life.
Use Fintech apps
There is no shortage of Fintech apps in the market, use a couple of them to guide you in your journey to security.
For example, Acorns is a financial technology app that sets aside leftover change from daily purchases. The app then invests your dollar or two with no fees.
Create a budget tracker
We’re not saying you should track all expenses down to the last cent. However, creating a budget sheet can help you forecast how to spend your incoming salaries for the month. If you plan to buy an audio recording device on pay day, including it in your monthly budget will allow you to sacrifice other things to be able to buy it.
Save for the rainy day
You’ll never know when you’ll need money for emergencies, health issues, and other unforeseen difficulties in your life. To make it easier to recover and cover for expenses, always have an emergency fund on standby. Plus, never take from it unless the situation calls for an emergency.
Be a minimalist
As Mari Kondo would say, get rid of physical things that don’t bring joy to your life. So if something doesn’t spark joy, ditch it. And moving forward, practice the art of minimalism. The fewer things you have, the lesser money you’ll spend.
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Work two or more jobs
Work more than one job to get more money in. However, it’s very important to remember that one shouldn’t live to work, but one should work to live. The latter means you work hard so you enjoy doing what you love, hence, still maintaining a work-life balance. Also, this doesn’t mean you should kill yourself working for money. But doing some side hustle jobs here and there won’t hurt – if you manage your time properly.
Wrap Up
At the end of the day, the only person you can depend on financially and emotionally is you. That’s why it’s very important to have well-thought-out financial plans to avoid hitting rock bottom.
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