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Managing Your Finances Equals Managing Your Health

Managing Your Finances Equals Managing Your Health

Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness or that money doesn’t make the world go round obviously never had to deal with financial issues in the first place. In fact, monetary independence and solvency are the primary drivers of success, satisfaction, and happiness in the modern world, for better or for worse.

When you have your finances in order, there is nothing left to do but to devote you attention to the things that truly matter in this life – because financial security is a basic human need in the 21st century. Here is how you can manage your finances effectively in order to preserve your psychological and physical health.

Assess your long-term financial goals

Finances require thorough planning, and that doesn’t just mean planning from week to week. Just like you would plan your long-term financial goals for your company, you need to think about where you want to be in five, ten, or twenty years’ time. Do you want to earn as much as you do now or do you want to increase your revenue? Do you plan on starting a family and if so, how are you going to meet this challenge financially?

By assessing your long-term needs and aspirations, you can start devising a concrete plan of action that will ensure a solvent future and help you realize your goals. Start by working backwards and creating short-term tactics that will allow you to realize your long-term goals, such as adjusting your spending habits, diversifying your revenue streams, and funneling finances into a savings account.

Do you have healthy spending habits?

Money is one of those things in life that’s difficult to come by, but can slip through your fingers without you even realizing how it happened. Organization is key here, so take a step back and ask yourself if your spending habits are sustainable, healthy, and justified.

Now adapt accordingly. You will be surprised at how easy it is to save a couple hundred bucks every month by ditching unhealthy habits and simply cutting down on extraneous spending. Now go ahead and direct that money towards a solvent future.

Think of the future and prepare for your silver years

Speaking of solvency in later years, if you want to avoid the stress of not having a retirement plan or the panic of reaching your retirement years without a superannuation account to land upon, you better start funneling money towards your retirement now while you’re still young. Solvency in the silver years is achieved by saving money while you’re young, able, and on an upward trajectory in the business world. So be sure to start saving now – it will pay off in the long run.

Seek professional guidance

Having someone teach you the ways of money and guide you towards financial independence is always a sound and prudent idea, and an investment that will pay off in the long run. If you’re unsure how to structure your finances and invest in your future yourself, then simply have a financial planner go over your assets with you and help you make a long-term plan for a solvent future.

Diversify your revenue streams

The road to true financial independence lies in diversifying your revenue streams. In the modern world, there is no longer such thing as a stable job market or a lifelong position in a single company. After all, if you spend your life working one job with the same financial rewards, are you really independent, or just content? This is why the key lies in broadening your horizons and creating stable income streams from numerous sources.

This can be anything from supplementing your regular job with freelance writing on the side to kick-starting your own company and then diversifying its reach to encompass more services and products, leading to various revenue streams down the road. So, rather than believing that financial independence can be achieved by sticking to one steady job, think about how you can break free from living from paycheck to paycheck and actually become financially independent.

In conclusion

Financial stability directly influences your psychological and physical health and well-being. By organizing your finances, adapting your spending habits, preparing for the future, and diversifying your revenue streams, you can ensure a stress-free, solvent future imbued with positivity and lifelong happiness.

 

About The Author

Olivia Jones

Olivia is psychologist and entrepreneur from Brisbane. Mother of two beautiful children and proud owner of two silly boxer dogs. She is passionate writer, a traveler and conscious consumer, seeking healthy and sustainable products to incorporate into the lives of her family. Her motto is “Be the change you want to see in the world”. 
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