The best money advice I received when I was younger and just starting out was "spend less than you earn". I took it to heart and have lived it ever since.
It is easy advice to remember, but harder to put into practice. First of all, start by making a budget. Break down your income into categories to see where everything is going. Make sure to set aside some money for savings, and put that money in a separate account. Your choices will always be better if you plan ahead rather than simply reacting to every situation that comes your way.
That's good advice, it's so logical really but very hard to do. So many of us are roped into
the financial system of availing of loans to buy things, some we don't necessarily need.
For the longest time, I have been thinking about doing this. It seems like the right time is now. All of us have had good, bad, and ugly experiences with money. So now is a good time to offer your two cents worth of financial advice.
Ty question- Based on your cumulative life experiences, can you share your best money advice with us?
I'd go first - Stay out of debt as much as you can.
The best financial advise I got is from Robert Kiyosaki's best-selling book "Rich Dad Poor Dad". To be honest the book is a treasure trove of important financial wisdoms you must absorb and apply in your life but the one lesson that really resonated with me is when he said "Financial Education is your greatest asset". You will see people earning huge wads of cash and then blow it up the next day on things they don't even need. And there are some people who get by with a large savings from their regular 9-5. I do not need to tell you who's the more financial literate one and who'd idealistically end up with more money when they retire. That's basically the logic behind it. You need to be financially literate in order to know what to do with your money, because if you do not, you'd end up burning all the money you would earn and you'd end up not saving anything for when you can't work anymore.
I think school falls short, or at least for me and my schoolmates, we were never taught
any financial education. That was reserved for the more academic students.
But it's true, Financial education is so important, everything we do has a financial aspect
or consequence.