101 Common Money Mistakes to Avoid

Download or read book 101 Common Money Mistakes to Avoid written by Usiere Uko and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Money doesn't come with a user's manual. It is not a favourite topic at the dinner table. Many parents do not take time out to teach their children about money. Their parents did not teach them; hence many parents do not really have the skills to pass on to their children. Everybody is left to learn on the job. This makes us prone to avoidable money mistakes. History keeps repeating itself. We may be more educated and earn more than our parents but we end up making the same money mistakes. If we do not make a conscious effort to learn about money and acquire basic money management skills, we end up making the same mistakes they made.This handbook is inspired by a write up a friend sent me through social media. It contained 14 common money mistakes people make. There was a lot missing, so I set out to add to the list, till it grew past hundred. There are still more out there, but getting a handle of the few contained in this handbook can save you from financial pressure induced premature grey hair and sleepless nights.I have experienced financial pressure first hand and it is not a good place to be. It affects everything around you, including your health, concentration at work and relationship with family members. Most of the financial pressures we experience are self-inflicted. It simply arises from biting more than we can chew. By avoiding these money mistakes, you get to do more with less. It frees you to focus on what matters most - save and invest before spending. It empowers you to work with a budget towards achieving your financial goal. This is not a call to becoming a cheapskate by squirreling money away like Silas Manner; live poor and die rich. Far from it; it is about being smarter in handling money when you don't have much so that you escape the rat race cycle - earning to spend and living from paycheque to paycheque. Avoiding these mistakes helps you achieve your savings and investment goals, and better manage common risks we encounter in the world of business and investment.The chapters are arranged alphabetically and in sections for ease of reference. You don't need to go through this handbook sequentially from Chapter 1 to the end. You can start from sections that are more relevant to you. Again, you don't need to master all in one go. You may read several chapters but take it one lesson at a time. Some chapters may not be applicable to you immediately. Learning about it puts you in good stead when you eventually encounter those situations. This handbook also serves as a useful reference material as you navigate the world of money.