The Inevitable Rainy Day And Your Finances
April 29, 2009 by Bob Jones
Filed under Stock Market
Thinking of the future is hard, especially when you are constantly bothered by the spending of the past. Why think of putting more money into your savings when you are still constantly reminded of your student loan? How can you think of how you’ll spend your retirement years if you have to worry about mortgages today?
With the recession in full swing this year, there are looming financial problems that will make you think twice before investing for the future. What if the total amount you have from ten years of savings devalues by more than 50% in the markets in under a month? This is unfortunately a very likely scenario these days.
Faced with these financial uncertainties, many choose to live for the moment rather than think ahead and invest. It’s simpler to think of this month’s bills, or even this period’s financial recession, instead of worrying about what may happen in the coming years or even decades. I don’t blame them for thinking this way, but I also think that this is a serious misjudgment.
You see, as humans, we will all face the reality that we will all get old eventually. And when your body has wrinkled and your bones are aching, you just wouldn?t be able to work as efficiently as your younger peers. Unlike other petty concerns, this is reality, and the best course of action at that time would be to rely on your investments’ yield.
Obviously, you can’t do that if all your money is stored in simple savings accounts with negligible interest rates. So think of investing as saving up for that rainy day; it may seem like it’s so far away, but that doesn’t mean that it does not matter at present. Save up, invest, and make wise decisions. Who knows? If you do it well, then you may have the capacity to retire earlier than expected.
