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NEW SPENDING HABITS Filipinoes have different attitudes on spending, It may sound good, but it seems that the “good old spending habits” are not that good at all. On observation, I may describe them to be the ususal “one day millionaire” who spends as if there is no tomorrow, “the occassion spender” who spends only as the occassion calls for, “the conscious spender” who thinks a hundred times before getting out that money from the bag or “the minimal spender” who are typically the Ilokanos who spends only as needed and keeps tracking down the smallest centavo spent. Where do you belong? Is spending a habit? Is one born with it? Is it ones’culture? Or is it just a matter of having something to spend either for a need or a want? Each one has his own reason and spending habits are developed and eventually be part of one’s system that may either lead to a good or bad outcome. But in reality, “good old spending habits” are not good at all. But how do we combat this? Unfavorable results can be prevented by establishing new spending habits thru practising “pre-spending habits” . I believe that these will be an effective tool as guideline prior to one’s actual spending and be very helpfull in breaking the “ old “ spending habits which must be put to a stop. According to Erin Huffstetler, breaking the old spending habits, which i consider to be “pre-spending habits” are the following: 1. “Go CASH-ONLY!” Leave your credit cards at home. 2. “SET LONG TERM GOALS!” Save money for a vacation. 3. “DISTINGUISH BETWEEN NEEDS AND WANTS!” What’s the impact of your purchase? 4. “SHOP WITH A LIST!” Consider this list only. 5. GIVE YOURSELF AN ALLOWANCE! Decide onhow much money is allowed to spend only. 6. INSTITUTE A COOLING OFF PERIOD! 7. FIND A SHOPPING BUDDY! This is to personally say NO to your impulses. 8. SHOP WITHOUT A CART! 9. LET SOMEONE ELSE SHOP FOR YOU! This is to avoid impulse buying. 10. SURVEY YOUR SELECTIONS. Edit and Check, no more no less! If these are the ten things you would contemplate on before spending, I assure that this will be an effectibve tool as the new “pre-spending habits” and in the latter would prove what Dan coyle said that, “DEEP PRACTICE DEVELOPS TALENT”.
NU 12 New Spending Habits Submitted: Cecilia Ann Barretto Ching, MD, FPOGS Entrepreneurship MBAH, section B December 15, 2012
NEW SPENDING HABITS
ReplyDeleteFilipinoes have different attitudes on spending, It may sound good, but it seems that the “good old spending habits” are not that good at all. On observation, I may describe them to be the ususal “one day millionaire” who spends as if there is no tomorrow, “the occassion spender” who spends only as the occassion calls for, “the conscious spender” who thinks a hundred times before getting out that money from the bag or “the minimal spender” who are typically the Ilokanos who spends only as needed and keeps tracking down the smallest centavo spent. Where do you belong?
Is spending a habit? Is one born with it? Is it ones’culture? Or is it just a matter of having something to spend either for a need or a want? Each one has his own reason and spending habits are developed and eventually be part of one’s system that may either lead to a good or bad outcome. But in reality, “good old spending habits” are not good at all. But how do we combat this? Unfavorable results can be prevented by establishing new spending habits thru practising “pre-spending habits” . I believe that these will be an effective tool as guideline prior to one’s actual spending and be very helpfull in breaking the “ old “ spending habits which must be put to a stop.
According to Erin Huffstetler, breaking the old spending habits, which i consider to be “pre-spending habits” are the following:
1. “Go CASH-ONLY!” Leave your credit cards at home.
2. “SET LONG TERM GOALS!” Save money for a vacation.
3. “DISTINGUISH BETWEEN NEEDS AND WANTS!” What’s the impact of your purchase?
4. “SHOP WITH A LIST!” Consider this list only.
5. GIVE YOURSELF AN ALLOWANCE! Decide onhow much money is allowed to spend only.
6. INSTITUTE A COOLING OFF PERIOD!
7. FIND A SHOPPING BUDDY! This is to personally say NO to your impulses.
8. SHOP WITHOUT A CART!
9. LET SOMEONE ELSE SHOP FOR YOU! This is to avoid impulse buying.
10. SURVEY YOUR SELECTIONS. Edit and Check, no more no less!
If these are the ten things you would contemplate on before spending, I assure that this will be an effectibve tool as the new “pre-spending habits” and in the latter would prove what Dan coyle said that, “DEEP PRACTICE DEVELOPS TALENT”.
NU 12 New Spending Habits
Submitted: Cecilia Ann Barretto Ching, MD, FPOGS
Entrepreneurship
MBAH, section B
December 15, 2012