Where is your money going Month to Month? Identify where your money is going on a day-to-day basis. Then, the next step is to look where your money is going on a month-to-month basis. Categories weekly basics (like food, groceries, toiletries) insurance (like home, motor, life insurance, car registration.) utilities (Internet and telephony, electricity, water)…
… often passed on by means of a legal document called a will or testament. A will does not take effect until the testator’s death, and it can be cancelled or altered until then. Provisions of a will signed prior date of death state the wishes of the deceased regarding the disposition of his or…
What David Spiteri Gingell says. David Spiteri Gingell, who has been involved in pensions reform since 2004, is responsible for the implementation of the 2017-2019 Retirement and Financial Capability Strategy. Have you missed the first part of the interview conducted by The Malta Independent with David Spiteri Gingell. Click here. What has been the effect…
Set a monthly budget for your expenses. Find a job to learn the value of earning for a living. Separate savings money from spending money. Learn the difference between a debit card and a credit card. Prioritise the things you need to buy over the things you want to buy. Learn price consciousness – how…
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In November 2018, the Gemma initiative held a seminar on the findings of a survey on financial literacy in Malta. The survey was based on the OECD / INFE financial education Toolkit. The survey is one of the initiatives co-financed under the ESF 2.69 project on addressing vulnerable people and professionals working with vulnerable people.…
14 May 2019 First National Financial Literacy Quiz Held Conceptualised by the Department of Accounting and Business Studies within the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes (DLAP) at the Ministry for Education and Employment (MEDE) and supported by HSBC Malta Foundation as part of its Future Skills programme, the 1st edition of a national financial…
Losing your job is stressful and places a strain on your personal finances. Even if you have received compensation from a redundancy payment, losing your job can impact your ability to keep up with your financial obligations. Having a plan in place will make a difference on your financial and emotional well-being. The very first…
Seems complex , yet so simple. What is a bond? A bond can be thought of as basically a loan agreement. There are different classes of bonds, with differing bond characteristics. Who can issue bonds? Businesses and governments issue certificates of debt, called bonds. It is a certificate showing that the bondholder has lent a…
People who build savings are also likely to be more resilient to financial shocks and better able to meet financial goals. This part of the research looks at how Maltese and Gozitans behaved over the past 12 months vis-a-vis how they smoothed their income and expenditure flows, thus supporting their budgeting behaviour.
