While the Coronavirus is still at large, people across the world have found themselves majorly affected by the virus’s spread. Stay-at-home orders have turned lives upside-down, while healthcare workers and employees of essential businesses have found themselves overworked and often underpaid for their efforts.
If your budgeting is normally strict, the monthly budget you use during more predictable times may not work for you anymore. Perhaps you’ve lost your job, are seeing fewer customers than usual, or are having to spend more on take-out and delivery food options.
No matter your situation, it’s likely that you could use some help managing finances and expenses for the duration of this disastrous pandemic, so give some thought to the following tips as you practice pandemic money management.
Resist the urge to splurge online.
Whether you are an essential worker who is stressed and hoping to treat yourself to some goodies or if you’re just bored at home, resist the temptation to overspend on online purchases. These buys add up fast, and they can quickly wreck your expense sheets.