Personal Finance
Dollar X Syndrome
By Sethisfy  •  July 10, 2011
Do you suffer from “Dollar X Syndrome”? There are many people who suffer from Dollar X Syndrome which prevents them from effectively accumulating their savings. They will either consciously or unknowingly associate an arbitrary amount of savings in their bank as a comfortable figure of money to have. When their savings fall below $X, they start to become uneasy and save more to reach closer to their comfort zone. When they have more than $X, they feel comfortable to spend, usually unnecessarily, until they fall back down to X dollars. This habit can go on for years until the person realises that he has not managed to save anything for retirement or to be financially free, other than a grossly insufficient $X. To overcome Dollar X Syndrome, one must set aside a sum of money every month to be automatically transferred out of his usual spending account. This can be ......
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By Sethisfy
As an adult, I’ve been through many ups and downs in my career path and personal finance journey, not unlike many Singaporeans. From my years as a tied insurance agent turned independent financial adviser, I realised that there are very few sources of proper, unbiased financial advice for working adults to access. Worse, self-styled “financial consultants” are selling products like savings plans and ILPs to the detriment of the clients whose interests they were supposed to serve.
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