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  • Create a Financial Safety Net in 8 Simple Steps

    09 July 2021


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    No one wants to get caught in an emergency without the means to pull themselves out of it. Whether it’s losing a job, having an accident, or experiencing a health crisis, you need to be prepared for life’s challenges.

    There are practical ways to ensure you can handle whatever comes your way. For instance, getting life insurance with savings can help protect you and your family from financial loss from unanticipated events. Below are some steps to build your financial safety net.

    What is a financial safety net?

    A financial safety net refers to a set of measures you can use to protect yourself and your family against financial loss brought about by things such as a critical illness or other personal tragedies. With a safety net in place, you can avoid financial disasters that can disrupt your financial security.

    Here are ways and tips on how you can create a financial safety net.

    1. Start an emergency fund

    Your emergency fund is the go-to savings you can access during a crisis. Financial advisors suggest having enough savings to cover living expenses for at least six months in case you lose your job, become ill, can’t work, or experience other emergencies like a natural disaster.

    Consider also setting up an automatic savings plan to build up your cash reserves. When your contributions to savings are auto-debited, you won’t even realize that you’re saving. Before you know it, you’ve got a nice cushion to fall back on when the rainy day comes.

    2. Fortify your savings with life insurance

    When you’re young, buying life insurance may be the last thing on your mind. But if you’re a new parent or have a family, life insurance becomes a must. You can use life insurance to pay off debts, set aside money for your child’s college expenses, pay for funeral and burial costs, or cover your monthly bills.

    One crucial question to ask is whether to choose term or whole life coverage. While term life may be more affordable, whole life or similar permanent policies can provide lifelong protection while possibly accumulating cash value.

    For instance, BPI AIA's life insurance with savings plan includes lifetime coverage, which can be your best option if you’re looking to secure a worry-free future. Having life insurance serves as a financial cushion against tremendous financial stress caused by unforeseen tragedies.

    3. Use your skills for a side hustle

    Your emergency fund can get a boost from putting in some extra work hours. If you have special skills, offer to work on a side gig. If you’re big on baking, cooking specialty cakes and cupcakes on the weekends can bring in additional money.

    Pick a hobby you’re passionate about, and consider making money from it. You’ll be surprised at how much it can add to your savings.

    4. Go on a spending diet

    Just like it’s important to remove bad food from your diet, it’s also essential to cut wasteful spending from your financial diet. For instance, instead of splurging on a night out at an expensive restaurant, make home-cooked meals that you can eat while streaming shows.

    Evaluate your current spending habits and identify which areas to trim. Learning how to manage your finances can be a total game-changer.

    5. Invest in medical insurance

    The pandemic has elevated the importance of health insurance. It continues to be a priority for many families even until now.

    Coverage from health insurance can significantly relieve you of the burden of medical expenses. It provides financial protection in case of critical health conditions. You also get access to preventive services such as screening tests that can help detect illnesses early, leaving you with one less thing to worry about.

    6. Avail long-term disability insurance

    Disability insurance isn’t necessarily a priority when you’re young. However, there’s no way to predict when an accident can strike. Disability insurance covers your income in the event you become disabled and are unable to work.

    For example, if you were earning Php500,000 annually before disablement and prevented you from continuing work, your insurance could compensate for a portion of your lost income. Building this part of your financial safety net has long-term benefits that far outweigh the alternative.

    7. Save for retirement

    There’s a little bit of resistance when it comes to saving up for retirement. Many young workers don’t believe in waiting for decades to enjoy the good life. They want to travel the world now, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

    However, it’s wise to prepare yourself to be financially comfortable without having to work. A retirement savings plan will help ensure that you have enough money to enjoy a good life when you retire. Regardless of your views on retirement, saving early for the future gives you a huge advantage.

    8. Purchase an umbrella policy

    An umbrella policy is a supplemental policy to cover excess expenses your car or home insurance cannot compensate. It’s not a necessity, but it can provide an extra level of protection.

    Say you got into an accident and you only have Php100,000 body injury coverage on your car insurance policy. However, the person you injured has medical bills exceeding Php500,000. If you have an umbrella policy, you can use it to cover the gap.

    Adding an umbrella policy is an inexpensive yet valuable element to developing a robust financial safety net.

    Protect Your Future

    Developing a financial safety net requires discipline and commitment. It may take some work at first, but you’ll thank yourself for saving up for a safety net the next time an emergency comes along.

    If you’re looking to strengthen your financial safety net through insurance, BPI AIA can help you start. Talk to one of our Bancassurance Representatives online today to learn how.

    Did you know?

    You can buy a life insurance at any BPI branch nationwide! Talk to a bancassurance sales executive now!

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    The plan gives you fast access to coverage and benefits and can match your long-term financial goals when maintained within an appropriate term.

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    Critical Care Max will help you make more memories by providing financial aid during the early stages of a critical illness. This unit-linked life and health insurance plan offers assistance on your recovery. You can build a health fund that grows over time, depending on your chosen investment, to pay for other medical costs.

     

    In addition, it comes with a hospital confinement benefit that will replace lost income due to hospitalization. This daily cash benefit may also come with optional benefits like cash payout for surgery-related expenses, allowance for consultation fees, and many others.

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    Let your loved ones enjoy the fruits of your labor even when you’re no longer around. Build Estate Plus is a unit-linked protection plan that will cover your estate taxes after your passing so that you can ease your family’s burden.

    It doubles as an investment savings fund that builds Account Value as you pay. It is also integrated with AIA Vitality that provides additional upfront coverage of 20% to your policy and add-ons.

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    Be in good hands in times of sickness. Let Critical Care Plus, a unit-linked health and life insurance plan, take care of you with financial aid in case of a major illness, so you can focus on getting better and spending more time with your loved ones.

     

    It even gives you more benefits for having good health through the AIA Vitality program that adds 20% upfront coverage and supplemental benefits on your policy. 

     

     

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