31 October is the day to save money. Check out our tips.
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World Savings Day is celebrated on 31 October, with the aim of raising citizens' awareness of the need to save, as well as its relevance with regard to financial difficulties.
In 1924, during the 1st International Economics Congress in Milan, the idea arose to assign a specific day to the concept and notion of saving, commemorated for the first time in 1925 in Italy by the World Institute of Savings Banks.
In Portugal, this date has only been marked assiduously since 1969.
It is essential to reflect a little on savings and how we can apply it today, given the changing social and economic situation. The country is going through a time of greater difficulties, the increase in the inflation rate and consequently the rise in food prices, in electricity bills, gas and other goods and services that have also suffered increases. Nowadays, it is necessary to save as much as possible for any unforeseen event that may arise.
According to some studies, there are many Portuguese who do not resort to any kind of daily, weekly, monthly or even annual saving. In periods of crisis, such as the one the country is going through, the need to save increases and families strive to reduce costs and save and save.
Currently, there are several saving tools on the market that help and facilitate saving.
To help you save we have gathered some tools:- Savings simulators - the internet provides a huge diversity of these tools;
- Second-hand clothes shops - Sell the clothes that are no longer useful in your wardrobe or even goods that no longer make sense, by selling them, you give them a second chance and you save;
- Apps to manage your money - These help you to manage your financial expenses during the month, link your account and control all the movements and its balance;
- Price comparators - comparing prices before making any kind of decision is essential and a great help;
- Discount aggregators - nowadays there are a variety of collective buying sites with numerous discounts;
- Budget organiser - this tool allows a personal planning of your finances by tabs, organising in a better way the monetary disposition for each type of expense.
Betting on some saving tips, even if small, can leverage in the long term a piggy bank to safeguard you in times of need, or else, acquire something you've wanted for a long time.
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