Saving money and investing money are not the same thing. Saving is great but investing is better. The reason is very simple, inflation.
Inflation is when the price of goods and services increases, effectively decreasing the value of money. This means the same amount of money can buy you fewer things so it will of less value to you.
This means all that effort you put for your savings can lose out value over time. We’ll learn how to invest money in good investment plans to beat inflation and secure your future. Let’s get smart investment decisions and make your money work for you.
Let’s say you are a hard-working person who earns reasonably well, are happy with your lifestyle, and manage to save about 20% of your income every month. Fast-forward to your retirement:
You are ready to enjoy retirement and dip into your savings. But turns out, you haven’t got enough whereas the colleague of yours has everything covered. You wonder why – both of you worked just as hard, earned the same, and saved the same! So how did he end up with more wealth in his retirement than you? It’s quite simple.
While you were regularly saving your money, your colleague was busy putting it to work, i.e., Investing. Now that you know where you went wrong, let’s figure out how you could have saved more for retirement by simply investing regularly. You may ask – How to invest money? Where to invest money? Yes, you have to begin with savings.
Then redirect those savings to investment plans that align with your goals and risk-appetite, to start building wealth. How does one start building wealth? Saving is not enough because you also need to account for inflation. Investing gives clear direction and purpose to your savings, so your retirement goals don’t seem too far-fetched.
The best way to convert your savings into investment is to get into the discipline of investing. Saving & investing regularly and religiously over a long period of time, no matter how small or big the amount.
Being mindful of your expenditure and investing with a clear goal in sight, and a definite path to fulfil all those dreams.
Remember these three points to become a better investor:
- Saving is what you are left with after accounting for all the expenses; whereas investing is the process of growing your savings.
- It is possible to beat Inflation by investing smartly.
- Start by controlling your expenses to generate savings, and then turns those into investments.
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