Collaborative post:
At one time or another, all of us have had that sinking ‘uh oh’ feeling, as the end of the month approaches. You know the one where you’re crossing your fingers that there will be enough safety in your account to cover all your bills. The funny thing is that there is no need to get in a state about your money at the end of the month. Not if you use the tactics below to help make sure there is a healthy amount in your account at all times!
Make use of freebies
One way to make sure there is plenty of money in your account, even at the end of the month, is to stop paying for things that you don’t need to. Yes, this does mean carefully assessing your purchases in terms of whether you really need them or would just like them.
However, this isn’t the only thing that you can do to lower the cost of your monthly purchase total. Another tactic is to find ways to get products for free or at a greatly reduced rate, something that you can use coupons, vouchers, and special offers for. It may mean buying multiples at the same time, but as long as you store these for use later it will still work out cheaper and save you money.
Make use of your plan B
Sometimes unforeseen incidents happen, and expenses pop up that we did not expect or plan for. It is in these times that having a financial safety net or plan B can come in most useful. For many people, an emergency fund can be helpful here, as it allows them to dip in and out without impacting their original budget. Although, they will have to pay back the used money at some time to retain the fund for future use.
For others, investing money in markets Forex Trading, and using any profits they make to establish a nest egg on which to really can be the best option. Of course, as is the case with most kinds of investing there will be significant risk involved with Forex trading and that means it is vital to consider whether the benefits you could gain from it outweigh this.
Plan and track your spending
Last of all, planning what you will spend, and then tracking to make sure that you keep to that plan can go a long way to making sure you have money in your account at the end of the month.
Indeed, by setting yourself limits for specific categories you will much more easily be able to see when you are close to exceeding them. Something that means you can adjust your spending before it gets to critical levels.
Additionally, by planning and then tracking your spending you will be far more invested as you will gain success over your management of money through the month. Thereby making it much less likely that you will blow your budget and endanger all your hard work.
Sarah x
