Avoid these financial blunders

gboyinwa ajomale

February 20, 2018 7:53 AM

It is important to know what these financial blunders are so you can avoid them totally.

When it comes to your finances there are some blunders you should always try to avoid.

These financial blunders make it difficult to achieve your financial goals.

This is why it is important to know what these blunders are so you can avoid them totally.

Here are financial blunders should avoid.

1. Not able to differentiate between wants and needs

A lot of people mistake wants for need. There is a difference between wants and needs.

There are some basic things you cannot do without, that is considered as needs, but what you desire or crave for is considered as wants. You can't cut back on your needs, but you can do without your wants.

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If you don't need some things, cut it out from your spending.

2. Having no emergency fund

Having an emergency fund helps you to pay for things you didn't plan for.

Apart from what you set to spend each month, set aside money for emergency expenses, so you can pay for unexpected expenses without having to worry about your finance.

3. Not tracking your spending

If you are in the habit of spending without knowing how you spend, then it is bad for your finance.

If you don't keep track of your spending, it would be difficult to know if you have reached your spending limit.

Start tracking to make your finance grow.

4. Leaving out items

One of the most common financial blunders people do is leaving out items when calculating their expenses for a month.

It could either be a little expense which might not matter or something you pay for only once a year. But no matter how small or time range you have to pay for something, It has to be put in your spending list.

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Try not to forget items when listing out things you want to get. You can also go back to previous lists to check what you might have left out.

5. Having no budget

The biggest financial mistake is not having one. Having no budget makes you live life without having a clear-cut plan for your finances which is likely to leave you in financial crises.

You might survive it but you are not progressing financially which leaves you in the same position.

If you have no budget, create one soon.

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