Todays Ecomony - How To Survive
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Recent economic conditionshave demonstrated how easy it is for us to get caught out with our finances, and demonstrated how important it is to maintain tight control of our spending.
In good times we convince ourselves that we can extend our borrowings and spending with little thought as to the possibility, some may say inevitability, of either a change in personal circumstances, or the economy in general. However, there are steps one can take to minimise the financial fallout when times change and things become tougher.
When taking on fiancial committments its important to think about the "worst case scenario". What would happen if you were made redundant? Could you keep your head above water financailly? Too often we try and keep up appearances and to heck with the expense!
Whilst we like to give others the impression that we are doing well, we cannot kid ourselvs forever. Rather than live on a finacial knife edge, it is sometimes preferable to be prudent if only for peace of mind.
Banks have taken a very tough line on lending these days, so there's no guarantee that they will be of much help should you find yourself in a financial crisis such as losing your job. One measure you can instigate to act as security against the consequences of this happening is to have the equivalent of 6 months salary saved, as this is a figure that it thought to be sufficient to see you through, and even if it's not, the bank will be more prepared to lend money if you have some saved should you need it.
Saving money is often considered by some to be boring. Not only do we not have anything to show for it, we can also feel that saving is a form of deprivation, and we end up either chipping away at it and consequently our savings do not grow, or just giving in and buying a new, expensive item, inspired, in part, by the common thought that "I've never had so much cash saved before, now I can afford...." whatever it was they wanted.
Mental attitude is often what prevents us adopting a safety first approach, in many things in life. However, this can be most common in our attitudes to saving, we see it as something negative, something that when done, has decreased our amount of disposable cash, and is therfore stopping us doing those things we want to do. Particularly in todays "must have" society, the word is spending, not saving. However, with a little bit of mental adjustment this perception can change. Focus on seeing saving as something that provides security. For example, imagine what it would be like to be a street sleeper. Treat saving as a way to avoid that situation. Associate cosy images in your mind with saving - it doesn't happen overnight, but with practice you will find your perception changes.
The more you can acheive this type of association, the more your perception of saving will change.
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