How to Show Yourself Some Financial Love This Valentine Season
Posted on: 12th Feb 2019
Everyone right now who is coupled up either by the virtue of being married or just in a relationship, is practically in a utopia where everything smells like, looks like and even tastes like love. Their entire being is focused on assembling all the love they can produce, ready to shower it on their partners. On the other hand, there is the group preparing to receive this show of love, or rather, this grandiose and elaborate show of affection (and we’re referring to both men and women, as this goes both ways and that we can assure you). The love scenarios will play out endlessly for the next couple of days (perhaps for the rest of the month) and it will be all thanks to the Valentine season.
After all, is said and done, we can only help but reflect on these simple yet true words; “how can you love another, if you don’t first love yourself?” The truth of the matter is that it is technically impossible. Anyone that doesn’t exercise what is termed “self-love” will find it a bit challenging to love someone else. You must first love yourself and what better way to do so than in the area of your finances.
So, the question here is how can you show yourself some financial love?
- Opt for a Financial Savings Plan.
Everybody’s getting chocolate and sweets and flowers and all that lovey-dovey stuff, but you can get one better. How? By setting up a savings plan. This can be done however you choose, as long as you’re saving and it starts now.
Whether it’s opening a dedicated savings account, or talking to your account officer to do one of those electronic account set-ups where a portion of your income goes directly into a reserved savings account, just get it done and gift yourself something special this season.
- Create a Solid Budget.
One of the best financial gifts you can give yourself is to make an expense budget and stick to it. In the long run, you would’ve found a way to save money and if that doesn’t make you happy we don’t know what will (perhaps, saving more money).
Creating a budget helps you cut down unnecessary spending. Take this Valentine season, for example, you might be tempted this period to do a lot of impulse-buying. Anything that has a love shape on it or just looks really red and you might be tempted to pull out the wallet or bag and swipe the ATM card. Don’t do it, make a budget and follow it religiously.
- Kick start Investments for your Future.
This is the time to start making wise investments. This is the kind of Valentine gift whose value will peak in the long run. Don’t think of right now, but instead think of the future. See Investments made this season as a gift for a Valentine in the future.
- Take Out a Life Insurance Package.
If you really want to show yourself some love this season, think of the ones you love and how much they mean to you. When you’re able to see this picture clearly, you’d know that taking out a life insurance plan will determine what happens to them when you’re no more. Give them the Valentine gift of a lifetime.
Note also that, some insurance companies (African Alliance for example), also have saving plans intertwined nicely with life covers attached.
In fact, there are many ways to show yourself some self-love, but even in this season of Valentine, some people would prefer a financial upgrade to gifts and grand expressions. Many would take some money or the assurance of one, over a cardboard box wrapped with a bow.
