The pandemic has caused many people distress, not just medically but also financially. People have lost their jobs and it has become difficult for most people to deal with the money problems. It has been over a year since the pandemic started and the current situation seems very cruel to the world as everybody is suffering due to Covid -19.
Introduction
The Covid -19 pandemic has affected people all around the world, and many cities are currently under lockdown or curfew. Most of the people have lost their job as the pandemic has a high and bad impact on financial circumstances. It is difficult to control every aspect of the ongoing situation but, we can do financial management to minimize the impact of the pandemic in our lives.
There is no concrete prediction of the pandemic as to when this will ease off. That is why it is important to manage and secure your finances. To survive in this global health crisis and uncertainty towards job security it is very important to take some steps for managing finances. It is difficult to stock up your savings when the income sources are sustainable but not changing according to the continuous inflation ongoing in the country. The expenses are also on the higher side. In this situation try to spend only on the essential things. Hence, you will spend less and save more.
Here are some essential financial steps which will help in managing your finances for the ongoing situation of the pandemic:
Analyze your current spending and Expenses
The first step for managing your finances is to review all your current spending on essential and non-essential expenses. Try to cut all your non-essential expenses such as entertainment portals, and subscriptions. Spend your money on necessary items such as food, medicines, electricity, and water bills, etc. Give some time and review all your expenses and find out where you can cut costs for saving your money.
Keep your debt under control
During the pandemic, try to save your debt and keep it under control. Managing your debt smartly is a difficult task during a pandemic.
Try limiting your budget and try not to spend more. Before making any new purchases make sure it will not interfere with anything else that you have planned.
Prioritize Health and Life Insurance
It is very important to take care of one’s health and having an insurance plan is a priority, especially right now. Do not compromise with your insurance premium payments, pay your premium on time. If you do not have any health insurance plan, then it is essential to go for it. The health insurance plan will help you relax and will not let you feel burdened by hospital bills in the future. In a pandemic situation, most of the insurance plans provide Covid relief plans and you can easily avail it by paying an additional amount for the premium.
Build your emergency fund
Try to build your emergency fund during the pandemic by saving an equivalent amount of 6-7 months of your regular income. Saving for an emergency fund will be a boon for you during the pandemic. If you have not started yet try to save it from now, by cutting costs from non-essential items and then add it to the emergency saving fund. You can also avail a personal mortgage plan which comes at affordable rates, so you can use this amount for your emergency fund. After that, you can easily pay your amount over time through affordable EMIs.
By doing all these essential steps, it will be easy to manage your finances and to exist in the ongoing situation of the pandemic.
Conclusion
The ongoing situation is enough to find ourselves in a panic situation but we can only overcome it with our strength and proper financial management. The pandemic has affected people all around the world mentally, physically, and financially. It is difficult to control every aspect of the situation but, we can manage our finances which will help us in overcoming the ongoing situation. Prepare yourself mentally for more financial hits as no one knows when this brutal situation will ease off. Good financial management and keeping your debt in control during covid-19 will result in a boon for you.
