Cash Advances & Financial Planning

Posted on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at 2:56 pm in Financial Planning

Online cash advances can be part of a healthy financial plan to help fill small gaps in your monthly income. If you’re between jobs, recently retired, or just adjusting your budget and spending, borrowing cash advances online can help keep you afloat while you adapt to your new financial plan. Here are some tips for using cash advances along with a spending and savings plan:

• Keep your cash advances small. Cash advances aren’t designed for customers to rely on for financial stability. Keep your borrowed amounts small enough to afford payment in addition to your other monthly expenses on payday. Think of cash advances like credit cards: Helpful in an emergency or when you come up just a little short for the month, but not to be relied on for long-term spending.

• Make a tight budget that works for you. Prioritize your monthly expenses: rent or mortgage should be your top priority, followed by basic utilities, food, transportation, medical expenses, and government obligations like taxes and student loans. Include fuel, auto insurance, and car maintenance costs if you depend on a car for transportation. Everything else is expendable and non-essential: cable, internet, and wireless service for example. Allot the biggest percentage of your paycheck to your essential expenses and decide what recreational spending for non-essentials you can afford. Cash advances can help stabilize your finances while you adjust your budget.

• Use cash advances instead of credit cards for emergency spending. Saving an emergency fund takes some time, and cash emergencies can happen at any time before or after you have a savings plan in place. Many consumers use credit card for big emergency expenses, but it’s a bad idea if you’re at or near your credit limit. Preserve your credit score and borrow short-term cash advances instead of maxing out your credit card for emergencies that your savings fund can’t accommodate.

Develop a healthy financial plan and use cash advances for temporary support to stay out of debt.

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