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Archive for January, 2009

Personal Loan, just as the term said, is basically a type of loan that you can apply for your personal reasons. You can apply for the loan when you need the money to fix your house, to pay for medical expenses or buy plasma TV or even to go on a vacation etc. Moreover, some people apply for personal Loans simply because they need the money urgently.
For any reason that people can come up with, it’s better to answer these three questions first;
1. How much is your income each month
It’s better to have an understanding about your income base and your resources, as they can make you see on how much you can afford to apply for a personal loan, how much repayment, plus how much interest that you can afford to pay. One easy way to start assesses your income base and your resources is to write down all your monthly income. Your monthly income should include salary, for both of your salary and your spouse’s salary, any government’s welfare, etc.
2. How much is your expenses each month?
After you write down all of income, now you can start to write down all of the expenses that you have in a month.
In your monthly expenses you could include your mortgage installment, credit card payment, car payments, health insurances, child support, school fees, living cost and bills, etc.
Now that you have all of your monthly incomes and all of your monthly expenses written down, you can start to sum up your income and your expenses, then deduct your total income with your total expenses. The figure resulted of this calculation is your disposable income. Your disposable income can tell you how much you can afford to make monthly repayments which include principal plus.
3. How can you anticipate uncertain future events?
Now you know that with your monthly disposable income level, you can afford to apply for Personal loan. But what happens if things are changing in the future? What happens if all of a sudden you loose your job, what’s happens if there’s a significant increase in bills and interest rate? In short, what happens if thing don’t go your way. How can we anticipate that?
Well, the best way to anticipate these kinds of things is to try to simulate what’s going to happen. For example let just say that because of the economic down turn these day, you loose your jobs. What should you do now?
You can try to do these in a simple way:
1. Look back to your list of expenses again and see which one of the expenses that you can reduce, or maybe to make it even better, you should make budgets for all of your monthly expenses.
2. Re-do the calculation again, this time without your salary, since you loose your job right, re-do the calculation until you can come up to the figures that can make you, at least, pay the minimum repayment each month.
Simple don’t you think?? Now that you know how simple and easy it is, you can start to simulate every possible situation that can happen to you in these hard times of economic downturn.
The basic idea of these three simple questions is to learn to understand more about our financial situation and how we can to equip ourselves the better way when the hard times comes. After all better be safe than sorry.

For many people, the word “budget” has a little bit of negative connotation. But, without a budget many families struggle each week, literally living from check to check. A budget is the only way to ensure that you stay one step ahead of your monthly bills.

Budgeting involves understanding how much you earn and spend over a particular period of time (week, month, year). When you create a budget, you are creating a plan for spending and saving.

What makes a budget a good one? A successful budget is one that is well planned. Here are a steps to help you create your own successful budget that you can live with:

1. Categorize Wisely: Many people use software packages or pre-formatted budget sheets to start and understand their budget without much long term success. Choose categories that fit your own personal situation and your habits, not a generic sheet or list. The key to categorizing is to choose enough categories to paint a realistic picture, but not too much detail that the budget becomes a burden.

2. “For a Rainy Day” Expenses: Be sure your budget includes unexpected spendings. For instance, car repairs, medical bills, household items. These expenses can sneak up on you and leave you tight for cash. In addition, your budget should allocate some money towards a savings plan every week and month. If you do not set aside money specifically for investment purposes, you never will.

3. Re-evaluate Your Spending & Set Realistic Goals: Budgeting is not simply tracking costs; it is about setting financial goals and finding ways to meet them every time. Instead of struggling with an unrealistic plan to save thousands of dollars, simply learn how to spend better and wiser. After all, spending is what we do most, and spending less is easier than saving more. Smart spending is better than cutting back and doing without, but remember that you still need to know where your money is going.

In the end, a budget will tell you whether or not you are living within your means. Before the unlimited use of credit cards, you could tell if you were living within your means because you had money left over after paying your bills! The use of credit cards has made this much less obvious. But, by creating and adhering to a realistic budget, you’ll improve your cash flow, free up money that you didn’t think you had, and more importantly, you’ll have a plan. Sure, we all get caught off guard every now and again with a surprise automobile or home repair. But, if you don’t set up guidelines for reaching your financial goals or a means to measure your progress, you may end up going so far in the wrong direction you may never get ahead.