6 Steps To Financial Stability

Hi everyone, thank you for coming back to my blog. I hope you found my last blog interesting and useful, where I covered ‘3 Ways To Help Improve Your Financial Situation’.

In today’s blog, I am going to cover the steps you need to take in order to become financially stable.

Financial stability, is not the same as being rich. The majority of people wish they were rich, but financial stability might be even more important. It’s not the inability to buy a mansion that makes people unhappy. Rather, it’s the inability to move beyond living paycheck to paycheck. If you are not happy with your finances, it’s likely that greater financial stability will have a major impact on your sense of well-being.

By following the steps below you can enjoy financial stability in your life:

Step 1: Understand your income and expenses

Track every penny you spend and make for at least a month. You’ll be surprised where all your money is going. Seek to move in a positive direction with your spending.

· It’s important to know where you are now. List your assets and debts.

· How much can you cut back on your current spending?

· What can you do to increase your income? A little more money each month can add greatly to your financial stability.

Step 2: Eliminate high-interest debt

The average interest rate on credit card debt is nearly 21% in the UK, up 2% from the previous year. That’s higher than the best investor can average in the stock market. High-interest debt is like a hole in your bank account that never stops leaking.

· When the high-interest debt has been eliminated, shift your focus to all the other debt that’s still left.

· Imagine how much easier your financial situation would be if you didn’t have any debt. It doesn’t require a lot of income to live well if you are debt free.

If you do have credit card debt and want to know how to pay it off sooner, click here.

Step 3: Build an emergency fund

I mentioned this in my previous blog at the start of the year and I am stressing this again! Build and maintain an emergency fund worth a minimum of 3 months of expenses. That’s a challenging figure for most people and can take up to 6–8 months to build, however, even just £1,000 can remove a lot of financial pressure. This will make the unexpected car or house repair much easier to absorb.

Step 4: Save for the future

Contribute to a pension account on a regular basis as just £100 invested each month can eventually grow to a substanial amount 30 years. And if the company you are working for also contribute, then that is a bonus. Speak with your human resources department at work as they are the experts regarding your benefits. If you’re self-employed, you still have several excellent options, too.

A little bit of money can grow into a lot. Avoid becoming discouraged by your current cash flow situation.

Step 5: Think before you purchase

Impulse purchases can have a long lasting negative impact on your savings and financial stability.

Set spending limits and stick to them. Before making large purchases, take a few days to think them over. You will often find the urge will go away if you can put some space between the urge to spend and the act of pulling out your credit card.

How many big purchases have you made in the past that turned out to be disappointing? It’s a common phenomenon.

Step 6: Set goals

Everyone knows that setting goals is important, but hardly anyone does it.

Set short term and long term goals, then set aside a few minutes each week to review your progress. By reviewing your goals and your progress on a regular basis, you will find that achieving them becomes much easier.

You can achieve financial stability by making incremental moves in the right direction. Spending less and saving more is the name of the game! Get started today by taking a small, but significant, step. Regardless of your starting point, you can achieve financial stability!

How would your life be different if you no longer had to worry about your finances? It’s been proposed that happiness is what’s left after all the negative aspects of your life have been removed. Take action to resolve any financial challenges you might be facing today, for a brighter future.

Until next time, stay safe and please share this blog with anyone who might find it useful. Thank you.