Money needs to be handled with care, this doesn't necessarily mean that is like eggs or glass but because of its values.
Below are Money Mistakes You Have Always Been Guilty of That You Must Stop.
Below are Money Mistakes You Have Always Been Guilty of That You Must Stop.
1) Never borrow money to pay house rent for a wedding for a holiday vacation or for the burial of loved ones. Paying back is always regrettable.
2) Never spend money you haven’t received. Don’t even promise someone money based on a promise you have from someone else. If someone tells you: “Daniel, please come to my house tomorrow at 11am to collect 30,000” don’t go out to buy items on credit based on this promise, with the hope that you will pay off your creditor when the promised money comes; it may not come as promised and this will leave you in trouble with your creditors.
3) If you want to save, whenever you receive money, don’t start spending hoping that you will save what remains. Normally what remains is zero because as long there's money to spend, the numerous things you can spend it on are also available. And things to spend on even incite their ‘relatives’ so that you spend even more than you had planned. When money to spend is not available, we naturally find a way of doing without it. That’s why I have learned to save with a piggy box. Once I send money there I assume I no longer have it. Before you spend any money, put your savings aside then spend what is left after saving.
2) Never spend money you haven’t received. Don’t even promise someone money based on a promise you have from someone else. If someone tells you: “Daniel, please come to my house tomorrow at 11am to collect 30,000” don’t go out to buy items on credit based on this promise, with the hope that you will pay off your creditor when the promised money comes; it may not come as promised and this will leave you in trouble with your creditors.
3) If you want to save, whenever you receive money, don’t start spending hoping that you will save what remains. Normally what remains is zero because as long there's money to spend, the numerous things you can spend it on are also available. And things to spend on even incite their ‘relatives’ so that you spend even more than you had planned. When money to spend is not available, we naturally find a way of doing without it. That’s why I have learned to save with a piggy box. Once I send money there I assume I no longer have it. Before you spend any money, put your savings aside then spend what is left after saving.
4) When you get an opportunity to meet a very wealthy person, never ask for money. Ask for ideas on how to make money. They may even choose to give you money on their own after seeing that your ideas are great, but let getting money from them never be your objective.
5) Keeping your seed instead of planting it. Many people stop saving. It’s very difficult to save and have all you need to maintain your lifestyle, especially after retirement. When you save, your savings are seeds; plant them. When you just keep the seed (saved money) some seeds begin to die (eaten by inflation and the like of it). That’s why I recommend reading about the different investment vehicles you can use to grow your savings. I am not necessarily talking about putting the money into a business, because you can easily lose money in business. I am talking about putting it in an investment where the money can grow for you.
6) Never lend someone money you are not willing to lose. By the time you lend someone money, be contented in your heart that should the person fail to pay, you will not die. You should not even lose that person’s friendship if they fail to repay the money you lent them. If you feel the person might fail to pay you and this will not affect your relationship with them, then lend them money. If their failure to pay would make you hate this person’s entire clan, please advise the person to go to the bank.
7) Never append your signature to guarantee someone on a financial matter if you are not willing or able to pay the money on their behalf. Do I have to explain that one? No, it’s self-explanatory.
8) Avoid keeping the money you don’t intend to use in the short term within easy reach. For example, don’t walk with 100,000 Naira in your pocket when all you plan to do in a day costs N20,000. As I mentioned in Money Mistake 3. There are always expenses available to gobble any money that is within reach, so if you don’t want to lose it, put it away in a safe place.
9) Avoid keeping money in inappropriate places, for example. in socks, under the pillow, in a pit, in the sitting room, inside your bra, in a travel bag that you will place somewhere on a bus … Impulplic buying is a devil that will keep you busy!
10) Spending money on an item that you can do without (at least for the time being). These days when I pick money from my pocket or wallet, before paying for something I ask myself: What would happen if I didn’t buy this? If I find I can live with the consequences of not having that thing, I smile and walk away.
11) Don't borrow money for footwear, clothes, anything fashionable, decorating, or furnishing your home. Repaying is always regrettable.