Saima Ikram
Whether you are managing a healthy nest egg or living paycheck to check, there are some money blunders you make while making expenditures. You throw your money so easily on hidden fees, budgeting mishaps, and poor communication around finances. There are some mistakes that offer lessons to people to learn from but there are few that have long-lasting consequences.
Following are the few financial mistakes you need to be aware of in order to get yourself back on track.
Spending a lot on rent:
According to studies, people spend a lot in order to drive happiness from material items. In order to live in a perfect place, they spend more than 30% of their income on rent. This money according to them can be saved and used to buy your own house in future. Therefore, you should not spend more than 30% of your income and should follow the 50, 20, 30 rule to allocate your finds. Through this rule you must keep 50% of your income for essentials, 20% for the future, and 30% should be spent on enjoying your life.
Not making savings:
At the age of 20, most people consider saving not a very important part of life. They keep it an option of their later life. This is a big mistake because if you don’t learn to save soon, it is not easy to become financially independent. Getting into the habit of saving at an early age inspire you to save more and let it grow by making investments.
Lacking an emergency saving account:
Not keeping an emergency account is the biggest mistake you can make in your life. You should have at least three to six months of living costs in your emergency account. If you lose your job or have to face something crucial, this emergency account will prove as a cushion for you not to make an abrupt decision in hard times.
Living without an insurance:
You need to have an appropriate insurance in case you lose everything in a mishap. The average premium costs for insurance cost almost $15 to $30 a month which is not much when it comes to the security of your wealth.
Piling up credit card debt:
Credit card debt has become extremely common. According to a survey, an average person in the workforce is under four to five thousand dollars of credit card debt. The best way is to get your card freeze and get it out of your sights so that you don’t use it. Give back all your credit card debt and then reevaluate where you can cut back on expenses. Still, if you are eager to use a credit card then look for the one that doesn’t charge interest on balance transfers for some period of time.
Via: Vogue
