Will Resuming Pre-Pandemic Lifestyle Activities Affect Your Saving Habits?

Many people are busy resuming their pre-pandemic lifestyles, which range from dining out to vacation travel. Because most of the lifestyle activities were put on hold during the pandemic, most people were able to experience newfound saving habits.  Now that pre-pandemic lifestyle activities have resumed, will the newfound saving habits fade away?

To ensure the newfound habits continue, take the following steps:

 Define/Re-define your goals
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Identify what is most important to you. Since your lifestyle has changed, your previous goals may have shifted as well.  To start, make a list of the top three things that you would like to do over the next one to two years.  Also, consider the top three longer-term goals.  Then, commit to saving towards those goals while resisting to spend on other things that may be less important to you.

Put your plan in writing

Have your goals and the steps on how you plan to reach those goals written down. This allows you to visually see what you want and the path you will take to get it.  When you start to move away from the path, you will be able to make corrections to get back to where you need to be.

Monitor your progress
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When you view your plan regularly, you will keep your plan in the forefront of your mind. This helps you fight the temptation of straying from your path.  You will gain momentum as you see the progress, which help to build your confidence as you keep moving forward.
 
Just because pre-pandemic lifestyle activities are resuming, you do not have to stop your newfound saving habits.  Use these steps to ensure that you continue the habits, while you watch your savings grow exponentially.