In Singapore, it is almost impossible to survive without taking on any debt (for example a school loan or a home loan).
A school loan in a local university will easily cost you upwards of $20,000 while a home loan can cost you anything between $300,000 to $500,000 (or even more).
As the loan amount compounds, putting off your monthly payments mean that you’re paying even more interest down the road.
To avoid this, you should plan out a debt repayment schedule and make sure you STICK TO IT.
Here’s a debt reduction calculator to help you with that.
Tracking your expenses will also help you better understand where all your money is going AND it’ll help you clear your debt even faster.
Here’s the Seedly expense tracker that is COMPLETELY FREE for you to use in order to help you with that.
And if you’d like a better guide to managing your money in general, why not try the Seedly Money Framework?
While you’re clearing your debt, it’s important to put money aside for emergency purposes. Because you never know when you’ll need some money to bail you out.
Read on to find out why debt management is important in your quest for financial independence.
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