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Common Salary Mistakes

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It is that time of the month again. I bet employees are rejoicing right now because it is payday! There is no denying the glee whenever this time of the month comes. Simply imagine your ATM is beefing up with money. Even more, you can now be able to buy the things that you have waited for days. Say goodbye to the days that you were on a diet because you no longer have the budget. Hurray for eating the good stuffs again.

But before you head out and cash some money from your ATM and perhaps use your salary over the weekend, assess first if you are doing these common payday mistakes. This could also be an eye-opener as to how you must face your salary during this time of the month.

No Savings

The best time to save money is when you have money. Following that advice, it is best to save money when you have your salary. Remember the equation Salary – Savings = Expenses. As much as possible, save first. Pay yourself first. Do not forget to allocate a portion of your salary to savings and investments. Imagine, you have worked so hard for that money and you have waited for weeks in order to get that amount. It is better that you redirect some percentage from it and put it straight to your savings and investments. Your future self will thank you for that.

Spending Immediately

Are you the type of person that every salary would go straight to the ATM machine, withdraw money and spend it immediately? This is perhaps the top payday mistakes that employees make. Since we have the money at our disposal, it is easy for us to head to the mall and spend it. Even more, malls can trap us with their payday sales. Oh look at that Sale Tag calling me. No wonder right after work, we see a long line of people at the ATM machines inside the malls. We tend to always buy something new every payday. Even more, our wants are fulfilled rather than our needs. That is why after how many days, there is nothing left from their salary. And they will have to wait for the next payday and the cycle repeats.

No Budget

Another common mistake of employees every payday is that they got no budget at all. They seem not to define first where their money should go. Yes a lot of them head to do their usual groceries but they can’t seem to put a limit as to how much. Then they forget to resolve other money matters like paying their debts and worst how much to save. As much as possible, develop a budget in order to effectively manage your salary. This will also help you cover the necessary bases such as your needs and a little bit of your wants. The important thing here is you can be able to maximize and stretch the use of your salary. After all, this only comes twice a month; might as well use it wisely and effectively.

Making a living is never easy. With our limited salary and many things to spend on, we must be smart when it comes to managing it. As such, it is best to know the common payday mistakes so that come next salary date, we could correct it and steer clear away from it.


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