Learn From Others’ Financial Mistakes: Don’t Be Poor

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Sometimes it’s hard to learn without making your own mistakes, but this great list of 10 things that will put in you in the poor house should help you avoid at least some of your own disasters. Some of the highlights of big financial mistakes you can make include:

• Spending more than you have - it sounds obvious, but many people do this. If you don’t have it, don’t spend it.
• Investing in some kind of scheme that promises to make you rich quickly - if it was so easy, everybody would be doing it. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
• Working only the minimum amount - nobody ever became financially well-off by slacking off. If you’re lazy about working then it’s likely you’ll either slip into poverty or float just above it.
• Not making a financial plan for yourself and your family - if you don’t know where you’re going financially, chances are you’ll get nowhere.
• Wasting money on unnecessary things - before you spend, stop and think if the item you’re going to buy will really (truly) make your life better or not.
• Not being prepared for surprises - if you don’t have an emergency fund and don’t have the right kind of insurances at the right levels, then an emergency could cause you serious financial damage.