Saving and investing are the only true methods of creating wealth and reducing the risk of financial devastation.  So why is it that many people do not have any savings in reserve for handling a financial emergency or planning for the future?  There are many reasons that may be given by a person to justify why they do not have any savings, but few are a legitimate reason for neglecting to plan for the future.  Here are some of the worst reasons for not saving money for a rainy day.

I Don’t Make Much Money

The most common excuse for not saving money in a savings account is that the person does not make enough money to pay their bills, pay for food, and save money too.  The people that generally use this excuse are people that pay all of their bills first, then they spend money on the things that they want, then they think about saving money as their last priority.  By simply changing the order of this list of priorities, you can begin saving a significant amount each month and increase the balance of your savings account quickly.

By paying your savings account first, you will ensure that you are saving some of your disposable income and you will be less likely to spend your additional money on frivolous items that are not really needed.  You can start small, by having 5% of your paycheck directly deposited into a savings account when you get paid.  If you can save this much each pay period without significantly reducing your quality of life, you can slowly increase the percentage over time to save more money quickly.

I Will Do It Later

Another terrible reason for putting off saving money is that you believe that you will be able to make more money later in life and will compensate by saving more money then.  In a perfect world, this scenario would work out every time, but unfortunately this is not how life typically works and chances are that you will need to have savings to handle a financial emergency much earlier than you would like to think.  Slowing increasing your savings at a reasonable pace over a long period of time is much more manageable than attempting to save large chunks of money at certain periods throughout your life.

I Like Buying Nice Things

Everyone likes to buy nice things with the money that they earn.  That is one of the reasons that so many people work so hard at their jobs day in and day out.  But the desire for nice things should never come at the expense of your financial security and spending money on luxuries before having money in reserve for handling financial emergencies is always going to end badly.

A better way to approach this spending is to make it a point to save as much as you spend.  If you have to have that $100 pair of boots, make sure you place $100 in your savings account first.  This may also decrease your overall spending as you take a second look at what you are spending your money on.


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