Thursday, July 26, 2007

Financial Tips For Women

Financial tips
For security reasons, it is important for women to have the knowledge about how to make financial decisions.

Facts that many women choose to be single, and the divorce rates are getting higher should underline the more important for women to equip themselves with complete financial knowledge to survive in their life.

Women need to know that:

  • They should not live from paycheque to paycheque. It is important to save some portions of every income they get, whether they are from their husband or from their own salary.

  • They should have their own personal account instead of a join account with their spouse. It will increase their self confidence as well.

  • Having a personal account will be useful when something happens to their spouse, as personal account will give more flexibility and authority than joint account.

  • They are advisable of having their own investment and retirement account. This will help protect their financial when the breadwinner of the family turns his heart against the family.

  • They should have their own credit card. The best time to have a credit card is when you need it the least, when you can pay on time. Credit card will be very useful under urgent circumstances, when you do not have enough cash on hand. Although some women may not need a credit card, it is recommended to have one for urgency.

  • They should get involved in monthly family finances. Almost all of us have something to eliminate, by working together with your spouse, the family could save more than before.

Having enough money in their savings will give women the courage to leave an unpleasant job or a horrible marriage.

What should always be remembered is being able to manage a family and personal financial does not mean they can forget their destiny as a woman. To build a happy and harmonious family, women and men should understand that they are in the same boat, so they should not compete against each other.