{"id":26126,"date":"2021-05-27T11:38:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T15:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.eztaxreturn.com\/?p=26126"},"modified":"2023-06-05T13:26:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:26:34","slug":"4-financial-habits-worth-keeping-when-the-pandemic-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/4-financial-habits-worth-keeping-when-the-pandemic-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Financial Habits Worth Keeping When the Pandemic Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/COVID-19_pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pandemic<\/a> has forced all of us to change our lives in some way, shape or form.\u00a0 It\u2019s affected the way people shop, travel, entertain themselves and spend their money.\u00a0 A NerdWallet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/article\/finance\/survey-money-goals-in-flux-under-pressure-of-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey<\/a> found that 85% of U.S. adults developed new money habits during the pandemic and most plan to keep them.\u00a0 Here are some Covid-19 money habits worth keeping.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-building-your-emergency-fund\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building your emergency fund<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one expected the world to shut down almost overnight.\u00a0 But that\u2019s the thing about emergencies, they can happen anytime and it\u2019s usually when you least expect it.\u00a0 Therefore, it\u2019s important to be prepared.\u00a0 Having an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emergency_fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emergency fund<\/a> can help you stay afloat when times are hard.\u00a0 Ideally, you want to save between three to six months\u2019 worth of basic living expenses.\u00a0 To achieve your goal, choose a specific amount you want to save from each paycheck then set up <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronic_funds_transfer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">automatic transfers<\/a> with your bank.\u00a0 This will force you to make saving a priority, so you reach your goal faster.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-paying-more-attention-to-your-finances\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Paying more attention to your finances<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people were just spending money without a care in the world.\u00a0 But that all changed when people started losing their jobs or had their hours cut.\u00a0 With limited income, they were forced to do things differently.\u00a0 As a result, forty percent of Americans started paying more attention to their money.\u00a0 Seeing where every dollar goes can be very eye opening and not in a good way.\u00a0 The best tool for getting your finances on track is a<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> budget<\/a>.\u00a0 Rather than track your spending manually, you can make life easier for yourself and use a budgeting app like <a href=\"https:\/\/pocketguard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PocketGuard<\/a>.\u00a0 All your accounts will be listed in one place so you can keep tabs on everything.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-spending-less-on-wants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Spending less on \u201cwants\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With many businesses being closed, people were forced to rethink how they spent their money.\u00a0 Eating out, going to the movies, concerts or even the gym wasn\u2019t an option, so they were able to save more.\u00a0 Fifty-eight percent of people plan to continue cutting back on their \u201cwants\u201d when the world reopens. If you\u2019re looking to reduce your <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Expense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expenses<\/a>, you can cook meals at home, cancel unused subscriptions, do DIY projects and shop with a list.\u00a0 You can also force yourself to wait 24 hours instead of making an impulse purchase.\u00a0 This will give you time to think it over before dishing out the cash.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-managing-your-bank-accounts-online\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Managing your bank accounts online<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the pandemic began, 32% of people have switched to doing their banking activities online.\u00a0 Thirty-three percent have either tried a digital banking service for the first time or increased their usage.\u00a0 Doing your <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Online_banking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banking online<\/a> is convenient.\u00a0 You can manage your accounts, transfer money, pay bills and make check deposits all from your phone or computer.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">File your taxes fast and ez.\u00a0 Biggest possible refund, guaranteed.<\/h2>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pandemic has forced all of us to change our lives in some way, shape or form.\u00a0 It\u2019s affected the way people shop, travel, entertain themselves and spend their money.\u00a0 A NerdWallet survey found that 85% of U.S. adults developed new money habits during the pandemic and most plan to keep them.\u00a0 Here are some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-finance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.13 (Yoast SEO v20.13) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>4 Financial Habits Worth Keeping When the Pandemic Ends<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many in the U.S. developed new money habits during the pandemic and plan to keep them. 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