Planning Expenditure, Common Principles to be Considerd In Planning Personal Finance Flashcards
Principles considered in personal finance (11)
Avoid getting into debt, control costs, avoid legal action or repossession, remain solvent, remain a good credit rating, avoid bankruptcy, mange money to fund purchases, generate income and savings set financial targets and goals, provide insurance against loss or illness, counter the effects of inflation
To control costs
Budgeting, avoid getting into debt, manage money
Avoid legal action or repossession
If you are accused of causing a business to loose money they might take legal action against you to get compensation- might try ans get the money they have lost - for example if you shoplift thru may want compensation - make sure you have insurance
What is repossession
It’s a process of recovering items that are in the possession of somebody else
Remain solvent
If a person or a company is solvent they have enough money to pay all there debts - do this by generating income and having savings, and setting finiacial targets and goals
Maintain a good credit rating
By doing this you can repay debts, controlling bill payments on time, pay loans and credit cards on time
Avoid bankruptcy
To do this you need to pay back your debts, control payments, set budgets, cutting, boosting income, also reach our to a debt counselling agency to to help manage debts so you don’t get bankrupt
To manage money to fund purchases
Could do this buy keeping a spending diary and keep a note of everything you buy In a month
Generate income and savings
A business may generate income from the sales of the products or services
Set financial targets and goals
Create your budget , set specific goals, reduce debt use smart goals smart stands for specific m is measurable a is for achievable R is for relevant and T is for time based
Other things you can do include providing insurance against loss or illness
Making sure you have insurance
Counter the effects of inflation
By looking out for inflation and it’s impact
Avoid getting into debt
Controls costs, set budget on card and spending, meet day to day expenditure / debts