I'd like to define the key words in my topic, which are SAVING and INVESTING in other to give a broader understanding before I proceed.
Now what is "SAVING"?
The word "SAVING" refer to the act of keeping and safeguarding something for future use. It can also be defined as an act of accumulating money or valuables for future purpose.
What is "INVESTING"?
"INVESTING" can be defined as an act of placing capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from it's use.
From the definitions above, we can see that the main aim of saving and investing is to be financially free and make profits.
I could remember growing up, I'd always save up my pennies in a box I named "SAVING BOX", though saving up those pennies was a bit hard cause I felt I was being harsh a little bit on myself, at times whenever I crave unnecessary things, for e.g wanting to eat a particular meal or have a particular thing as a girl child, I tend to kill that urge cause I wanted to save up for something better and fulfilling and guess what, my little act of self discipline helped me a lot in school needs. Saving culture can be a very difficult task especially in this part of the world, where the economy is really bad coupled with the high rate of things leaving people to feed from their savings in other to survive.
However, inspite of the challenges faced by people, I believe saving and investing can go a long way in changing one's financial status. So I'll be sharing some tips on how to save money even in the midst of chaos.
The various ways of saving money includes:
• Having a budget,when you have a budget you can track your expenses and have discipline on how you spend money.
•Having a savings account, an account that's strictly for savings
•Cutting and avoiding unnecessary and wasteful spendings.
• Saving up your pennies or small change in a jar or piggy bank
• View saving as a non-negotiable expense.
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Then for students, I definitely can't forget to write about them, cause as a student, I understand the difficulty we face when it comes to saving especially when there are so many things to sort out with money e.g departmental dues, buying of textbooks and materials etc. But daily daily saving habit you can cultivate includes:
• Taking lunch to school instead of buying
• Cancelling any subscription service that is above your pocket as a student, peer pressure can be very common amongst student, but staying disciplined is a choice to make.
• Avoid impulse buying
• Avoid any lifestyle above your reach
• Shop during discount or sales, as it can help save some money.
When it comes to investing , some low risks option that can work for beginners are:
- Starting small, invest an amount that you can afford to lose, rather than the amount that you cannot afford to lose
- Educating yourself:
- Setting financial goals
- Diversifying your portfolio
- Avoid get rich quick scheme etc.
I believe I've been able to share my quota of saving and investing.