Why do people find it difficult to save ?

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People find very difficult to save money for some reasons. Most of the people believe in the idea of saving money, but still many people do not have a good habit of saving money.

It is easy for people to continue to consume without thinking about saving, which is why we must find a way to save money or more.

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Certain lifestyle habits can be the main reason why people cannot save money.

Here are the top 5 reasons why it becomes difficult for people to save money.

They are as follow

1.lacking of financial goals
Lack of financial goals is one of the biggest reasons why it is difficult for people to save. You need to define the financial goals you are planning to achieve. To reach your financial goals, it's important to start saving.

  1. You Live a Dear Life
    Some people make so much money that they forget to save money. They prefer to modernize and live expensive life rather than save money. It doesn't mean you don't have to live a good life, but you have to take savings seriously. When you can no longer work, you don't always want to count on your next paycheck. Savings can prevent this from happening

  2. You always procrastinate.
    If you have a habit of saying "I'll do it later" then you might run into big trouble saving money. Procrastination is a bad habit and can cost you money. If you procrastinate, you need to find a way to automate your savings. Automating your savings will leave you with no choice but to save.

  3. You don't know how to say no
    If people keep asking you for financial help, it can be difficult for you to save a lot of money. If you have the money and the help, if you haven't learned to refuse requests, you really should learn to refuse. Do not have a financial burden than others, which in turn will affect your money and personal savings.

  4. You have no motivation and don't see the need to save.
    Some people find it difficult to save. As long as as the money is flowing, they are good, especially when everything is going well. It is a bad mentality and it needs to be changed. If you have no motivation or are thinking about the future, there is no reason to save yours.

Try to emulate the habit of money because you can't continue working for the rest of life, A Time Will come that you won't be able to work again. so it is what you save that Will you to survive.



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There have been studies that show that it might be something with which people are born. They ran experiments where they would tell children not to eat a candy so that they could get a bigger reward. Some children would not eat the candy. Others would eat the candy. The ones who would not eat the candy went on to have greater success because they could delay gratification.

Quite possibly, the ones who want instant gratification understand what you are saying when you tell them that they should wait so that they can get a better reward. But, they can't help themselves.

I know I've had that conversation with people. They understand the need to save. But, they can't see themselves having money without spending it.

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Saving culture is very paramount if one wants to truly his/her financial goals. Beside savings, there's also investment which helps optimizes your saved amount. It takes huge discipline to achieve financial freedom and requires lots of sacrifices to attain such a height.

Thank you for the wonderful post @sulilekan. It's pretty helpful

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