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What is Personal Finance?
Personal Finance is the management of an individual or family's financial situation, with saving money for future payments, predicted or unexpected, normally assessed as the main goal. These goals can be short-term or long-term depending on the need and the situation of a person.
It covers all aspects of a person or family's finance including: Budgets, bank accounts (checking and saving), insurance (reduces risk of economic loss in the case of an unexpected accident), mortgage repayments, other debt, investments that have been made, future planning such as retirement, and tax planning.
What is the process of Personal Finance?
Personal Finance management should be undertaken in detail and can include the following steps:
-Assessment of the situation: By collecting data from all expenditures and assets, you can begin to manage your finances.
-Lay out objective: Normally, personal financing is carried out with the intention of a future purchase or cost that will arise. It is necessary to define this goal in order to budget correctly and eventually meet the finances required for the objective.
-Create the budget: This step in the personal financing process will include mapping out explicitly where costs will be going, what will be changed, in terms of outgoings, and new ideas for increasing savings. One common way of budgeting your financing is to follow 50 percent for rent and bills, 30 percent for lifestyle expenses, and 20 percent for savings.
-Execution: Follow your budget closely in order to reach the targets that have been set out.
There are a number of important tips to take note of when managing your personal finances, some of which include:
Creating an emergency fund, limiting debt by making sure to spend less than you are earning, manage credit cards, and keep an eye out for your credit score.
Some Elements of Personal Finance
-Cash Flow Planning
-Investing
-Retirement Planning
-Income Tax Planning
-Education Planning
Benefits of Financial Planning
There are numerous benefits for financial planning, not only in economic terms.
By engaging in financial planning, one will be able to live a disciplined lifestyle where there is a sense of security and peace. Just having a plan and a goal that one is working towards lessens the strain in life. Studies show that having a plan for how you spend, save and invest your money can reduce marital stress. It is also a very effective and helpful way to get out of debt which can create stress. Also, if started early, saving for retirement by investing and setting up a 401k will allow an individual to continue their lifestyle and way of living throughout retirement. By budgeting, one can see potential money problems early on and can work around them before the problem occurs. Financial Planning reduces the impact of financial crisis and helps one have a better future. Overall, one becomes more aware of their money and spending habits through financial planning.
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