PERSONAL
FINANCES
PRESENTED BY
CAMILA MARIN
3 Bathrooms
DANIELA CORREDOR
CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ
Swimming Pool
WHEN TALKING ABOUT FINANCES, ORDINARY
PEOPLE COULD THINK THAT IT HAS TO DO
ONLY WITH BANKS, COMPANIES, STOKE
EXCHANGE OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT DAILY
TRANSFER LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY, BUT
THIS IS NOT TOTALLY TRUE. FINANCE REFERS
TO THE STUDY OF TRANSACTIONS, MONEY
MANAGEMENT AND GOODS AMONG
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS
GOVERNMENTS, COMPANIES AND
INDIVIDUALS. PERSONAL FINANCES, ON THE
OTHER HAND, ARE RELATED TO THE
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF
MONEY AND GOODS OF A PERSON OR A
FAMILY, THAT IS, THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL
YOUR MONEY: YOUR INCOME, YOUR
EXPENSES, PHYSICAL GOODS, SAVINGS
FUNDS, INVESTMENT FUNDS, INSURANCE,
LOANS, ETC
WHEN WE DO NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO
INVEST OR SPEND OUR MONEY, IT COULD BE MORE
DIFFICULT TO MANAGE OUR RESOURCES SINCE WE USUALLY
SPEND MORE THAN WHAT COMES INTO OUR OWN POCKET.
THAT'S WHY WE FIND OURSELVES WITHOUT MONEY TO
COVER THE EXPENSES AT THE END OF THE FORTNIGHTLY OR
A MONTHLY PAYMENT, COLLOQUIALLY “TO BE ON A TIGHT
BUDGET”.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF OUR MONEY
MANAGEMENT, OF HOW WE ARE INVESTING OUR INCOME, IN
ORDER TO CREATE A SAVING CULTURE TO BE ABLE TO FOR
EXAMPLE GET EDUCATION FOR ONESELF OR FOR OUR
CHILDREN, TO COVER EXTRA EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE, TO
PLAN AN ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR OUR OLD AGE , TO PLAN
VACATION OR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, THAT IS, ANY
ALTERNATIVE THAT IMPROVES OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE
FUTURE.
THEN, WHAT TO DO?
WE COULD START BY MAKING AN INCOME AND
EXPENSES BUDGET. A LIST OF OUR MONTHLY
EXPENSES, THAT IS, WHAT WE SPEND WITH OUR
SALARY: FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING,
EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, ETC. COMPARED
WITH OUR INCOME. THE PURPOSE IS, TO ADJUST
THESE EXPENSES SO THAT WHEN ADDING UP THE
TOTAL, THESE DO NOT EXCEED THE INCOME. IN
THIS WAY WE CAN ASSIGN PART OF OUR BUDGET
FOR SAVINGS. THOSE SAVINGS COULD BE USED
FOR SEVERAL PURPOSES; FOR EXAMPLE, FOR
UNEXPECTED OR EXTRA EXPENSES, FOR PERSONAL
STUDIES OR FOR OUR CHILDREN, TO CREATE A
BUSINESS OF OUR OWN, FOR HOUSING IF
NOT PROVIDED, TO GET FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN
CASE OF BECOMING UNEMPLOYED OR IN CASE OF
A DIFFICULT ILLNESS.
THERE ARE SAVING ALTERNATIVES IN BANKS AND
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS CDTS, TRUST
ACCOUNTS, STOCKS, AMONG OTHERS. AS WELL AS
SAVING FUNDS BY SOME COMPANIES WHERE,
PRIOR AUTHORIZATION, A PART OF OUR PAYROLL IS
DISCOUNTED FOR SAVINGS.
IF WE HAVE NOT PLANNED OUR PERSONAL
FINANCES YET, LET'S START NOW, WE CAN HAVE A
BETTER MANAGEMENT OF OUR INCOME, AND IN
THIS WAY TO ASSIGN, IF WE HAVE NOT DONE IT
YET, A PART OF THAT INCOME TO SAVINGS. AS ANY
GOAL WE WISH TO ACHIEVE IN OUR LIVES, WE
NEED TO BE CONSTANT, DISCIPLINED AND
ORGANIZED SO THAT WE CAN OPTIMIZE THE
RESOURCES IN OUR HANDS AND HAVE FINANCIAL
SOLVENCY FOR THE LAST DAYS OF OUR LIVES, ALSO,
TO BE ECONOMICALLY INDEPENDENT , TO BE ABLE TO
HELP OUR FAMILIES WITH EDUCATION AND WHY NOT,
TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY, TRAVELING OR HAVING
RECREATIONAL OR LEISURE SPACES IN OUR LIFE.