Check Automated Payments Regularly

Money-saving tips

Imagine the confusion when this mum discovered she has been paying for a $25-gaming subscription overseas. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ. Read this mumโ€™s take on Davidโ€™s money-saving tips, and how it changed her perspective about finances.  

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It’s Good to be Mindful of Your Spending

Will Rogers

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฎ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž! Ever heard the tip “give it five days” before purchasing something unnecessary? It works because you are delaying gratification and actually realizing you don’t really want that item, and now you’re saved from that expense. The quote tells us that getting rich is rarely easy, but it isn’t so bad when you have discipline. Need proper financial planning? Get in touch with us at info@sortmymoney.com.au.  

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Achieve Financial Literacy Today

financial literacy

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ. Getting ahead of life might sound like a dream, especially when you have a big vision for the future. However, learning the basic skills now will help propel you to the right path. Financial literacy is not a competition, but an early start gets you closer to your savings goal. ๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ! Need professional advice? Email us at info@sortmymoney.com.au.  

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Be Cautious When Investing

Be cautious when investing

Whether you are planning to invest or build your own startup, remember to be cautious and that money invested is money you should be prepared to say goodbye to. It’s always a great idea to have a Plan B. Consult with a highly experienced financial professional who can also serve as your mentor. Email your questions to info@sortmymoney.com.au.  

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Keep Direct Debits In One Place

Keep direct debits in one account

David Rankin advises, “If you have direct debits flowing from multiple accounts, it could pay to switch them all to just one account.” Streamlining your payments makes it easier to pay and track regular or recurring remittances, like utility bills, loan payments, etc. A second transaction account can serve as your accessible source of cash for daily expenses. How best to manage your bank accounts? Email us at info@sortmymoney.com.au to find out.  

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Review Your Regular Expenditures

Expenses

Lots of beauty appointments in your schedule? David Rankin was interviewed for SmartDaily and our favourite tip is something many of us can relate to, just because these expenditures are often small but regular. David says, โ€œBecause gym memberships, brows, waxing, nails, and pedicures are costs and appointments that tend to be on autopilot, they soon add up – is it possible to get by without them or to reduce what you spend on them?โ€ At first, it can seem impossible to ditch old habits, but the sooner you start, the sooner you achieve financial stability. Need financial advice from […]

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