{"id":117086,"date":"2023-04-12T10:54:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T10:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/?p=117086"},"modified":"2023-04-12T11:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T11:04:46","slug":"its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

You don\u2019t have anything except for rolling tumbleweeds sitting in your savings account right now. It\u2019s a desert in there, and you need to change that as soon as possible. It\u2019s time to focus on saving money.<\/p>

Why? Read ahead to find out.<\/p>

Emergency Expenses<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

You\u2019re not prepared for any emergency expenses that come your way. If your car breaks down on the side of the road and you need to call a tow truck to bring it to the nearest mechanic, you can\u2019t afford to pay for the cost of towing or repairs. If your dog gets mysteriously sick and needs to be rushed to the veterinary clinic, you don\u2019t know whether you\u2019ll be able to foot the bill that they give you after the treatment\u2019s done. <\/p>

An emergency fund could change that for you. If you built a reliable emergency fund, you wouldn\u2019t have to worry about any surprise expenses that came your way. You could use your personal savings to cover the expenses out of pocket right away.   <\/p>

What If You Don\u2019t Have an Emergency Fund?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>

Without an emergency fund sitting in a savings account, you\u2019re leaving yourself open and unprotected against urgent expenses. You\u2019re setting yourself up for a very stressful situation where you\u2019ll have to find an alternative way to pay off an expense without upending your financial stability. For instance, you could go to a website like CreditFresh<\/a> and see whether you\u2019re eligible for a fast personal loan. If you\u2019re eligible, you could fill out and submit the personal loan application online. You just might get approved for it.<\/p>

With an approved personal loan, you could use borrowed funds to handle your urgent expense in a short amount of time. Then, you could repay it through a monthly billing cycle. Eventually, you\u2019d pay off what you borrowed and move forward.<\/p>

It may be comforting to know that there are emergency payment alternatives out there, but you should only look at them as last resorts. Personal savings make for better safety nets. So, it\u2019s time to protect yourself and start building an emergency fund.<\/p>

Interest Rate Hikes<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

Another reason why you should focus on savings right now is that the Federal Reserve<\/a> recently increased interest rates. The Federal Reserve has done this to get a better handle on steep inflation rates and to encourage consumers to save more and spend less. The hike has resulted in higher interest rates in savings accounts. Higher interest rates mean users can yield more passive growth from their accounts, boosting their savings balances.<\/p>

So, this could be the right time to open a savings account!<\/p>

Economic Difficulties on the Horizon<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

There is a very real possibility that the United States will have a recession this year. In December 2022, a Bloomberg survey of economists<\/a> found that there was a 70% chance that the year 2023 would result in an economic recession.\u00a0<\/p>

An economic recession could mean that regular expenses will be higher, while income levels remain stagnant \u2014 or worse. Many people can lose their jobs during economic recessions or have their hours cut in order for businesses to cope with the financial strain. It could be a bumpy road to get through unscathed.<\/p>

One thing that can help you get through a difficult economic time is a cushion of personal savings. You could use savings to bulk up your budget and help you manage raised expenses, like steeper energy bills and higher housing prices. <\/p>

You can also rely on your savings in case your source of income changes. If you ever have the misfortune of losing your job, you can use your stash of savings to cover your essentials while you apply for government aid and search for new job opportunities.<\/p>

You\u2019ve been living without savings for far too long. It\u2019s time to make a change. Start putting money away!<\/p>

Related Articles<\/h3>
  1. HOW TO MAKE MONEY WORK FOR YOU: Easy Ways to Make Your Money Work for You<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  2. HOW TO MANAGE MONEY: 10+ Free Tip[Updated] 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  3. HOW TO GROW YOUR MONEY FASTER & SAFELY: Smart Tips to Follow in 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  4. SAVINGS ACCOUNT: Definition and How to Open One<\/a><\/li><\/ol>

    <\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You don\u2019t have anything except for rolling tumbleweeds sitting in your savings account right now. It\u2019s a desert…\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":79,"featured_media":117089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[478],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-117086","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bs-investment"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nIt\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You don\u2019t have anything except for rolling tumbleweeds sitting in your savings account right now. It\u2019s a desert…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BusinessYield\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-04-12T10:54:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-12T11:04:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Augusta Obiukwu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Augusta Obiukwu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Augusta Obiukwu\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e1d96a0ed40784ec1730ba3f72ce427f\"},\"headline\":\"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-12T10:54:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-12T11:04:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/\"},\"wordCount\":716,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Investment\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/\",\"name\":\"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-12T10:54:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-12T11:04:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1365,\"caption\":\"Image source: Pexels\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/\",\"name\":\"BusinessYield\",\"description\":\"Helping You grow your business\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"BusinessYield\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-busicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-busicon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"BusinessYield\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e1d96a0ed40784ec1730ba3f72ce427f\",\"name\":\"Augusta Obiukwu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2cb6ec7f4c8c75342a1d1dda84d0fafe?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2cb6ec7f4c8c75342a1d1dda84d0fafe?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Augusta Obiukwu\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/author\/augusta-obiukwu\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money","og_description":"You don\u2019t have anything except for rolling tumbleweeds sitting in your savings account right now. It\u2019s a desert…","og_url":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/","og_site_name":"BusinessYield","article_published_time":"2023-04-12T10:54:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-04-12T11:04:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1365,"url":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Augusta Obiukwu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Augusta Obiukwu","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/"},"author":{"name":"Augusta Obiukwu","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e1d96a0ed40784ec1730ba3f72ce427f"},"headline":"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money","datePublished":"2023-04-12T10:54:47+00:00","dateModified":"2023-04-12T11:04:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/"},"wordCount":716,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg","articleSection":["Investment"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/","url":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/","name":"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2023-04-12T10:54:47+00:00","dateModified":"2023-04-12T11:04:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg","width":2048,"height":1365,"caption":"Image source: Pexels"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/its-time-to-focus-on-saving-money\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"It\u2019s Time to Focus on Saving Money"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/","name":"BusinessYield","description":"Helping You grow your business","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#organization","name":"BusinessYield","url":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-busicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-busicon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"BusinessYield"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e1d96a0ed40784ec1730ba3f72ce427f","name":"Augusta Obiukwu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2cb6ec7f4c8c75342a1d1dda84d0fafe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2cb6ec7f4c8c75342a1d1dda84d0fafe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Augusta Obiukwu"},"url":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/author\/augusta-obiukwu\/"}]}},"modified_by":"Favour Onyinye","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-stas-knop-1537268-1-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9I54N-usu","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117086"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117096,"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117086\/revisions\/117096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}