5 Ways to Practice Responsible Financing

At least once in our lives, we’ve dreamed about having a taste of the finer things in life — bringing home a bunch of shopping bags after a day of splurging at the mall, cruising around town in a brand new car, and going home to a big house. There’s nothing wrong with that, unless you wake up one day with very little to no savings.

Why? Because on your journey to reaching your life goals, it’s important for you to first achieve financial freedom.

There are probably a hundred and one different ways to start on your path to financial freedom. But one simple and effective first route is to learn how to practice responsible financing.

Responsible financing, as grand as it may seem, simply means living within your means. Here are five steps on how you can practice responsible financing as early as now:

They say the best reward you can give yourself is to save your hard-earned money. You can do easily do this by taking 10% of your income and putting it straight into your savings account before setting aside money for your bills and other expenses. When you have extra money, instead of thinking of where you can spend that amount, just save it. 

Having a savings routine that is well within your means is a good investment for your future.

Living within your means also entails prioritizing your cash outflow. You can do this by listing down your usual monthly expenditures and check if you can divide them depending on how often you get paid for a month. (Example: Your 15th of the month payout will shoulder your electricity bill, while your 30th of the month payout will shoulder your phone bills.)

After listing down monthly expenditures and after saving at least 10% of your income, you can now use the remaining money to buy things you’ve been wanting to purchase, or save it for future use.

Responsible financing also means that you should only focus on your lifestyle. Wanting to live the life of others can also be a reason why you can’t live within your means. And this might even be the reason why you are discontented with what you have now.

It’s your life, after all. Once you break away from the habit of “keeping up with the Joneses” or constantly comparing your life to others, you can finally start your OWN journey to financial freedom and in reaching your OWN life goals.

One thing you should also know about responsible financing is that saving and getting a loan aren’t mutually exclusive. There are instances wherein your savings are not enough for big purchases like remaining installments for a house or a car, and that’s when you need to apply for a loan so you won’t have to get money from your budget for your usual purchases and bills.

Applying for a loan means needing a little help in trying to reach your life goals, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But how do you practice responsible financing when applying for a loan? It’s by making sure that you can afford to pay the amount you will borrow and can adhere fully to the terms and responsibilities it entails.

With CIMB Bank, getting a Personal Loan can be as fast and as easy as a few taps on your phone. Through our all-digital application, you can apply for a loan using only one ID and one pay slip. Borrow up to P1 million with ZERO disbursement fees when you opt to have your loan deposited to your CIMB account. Absolutely no early settlement fees. Experience the benefits of banking with the most awarded digital bank in the country.  

PLUS you can get up to 30% interest rebates on your Personal Loan just by paying your monthly payment dues consistently and on time. Through the Loan Loyalty program, you can enjoy yearly increasing interest rebates starting with 10% for the first year and up to 30% by the fifth year. If you’re a CIMB deposit account holder, just apply and get approved for a Personal Loan on or before October 31, 2020 to become eligible. Reach your life goals with CIMB!