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Personal Finance with Raphael: 5 ways to control Emotional Spending

Emotional spending is an act of buying something for yourself that you don’t need perhaps don’t even really want, as a result of feeling stressed out, bored, under-appreciated, incompetent, unhappy, or even happy. For instance, when you received a raise or on your birthday.

It’s entirely not a bad habit if you can afford to pay for those items seamlessly and have a robust financial plan to cover your goals without having to borrow or struggle to create these plans.

Emotional spending could be a destructive shopping spree to compulsive shoppers and could cause continuous damage to one’s wallet if care is not taken. But don’t fret – we have listed some steps to help control emotional spending. Let’s dive in…

1. Create alternative activities

Are you a compulsive shopper? It’s time to find new activities to keep you busy and take your mind off the need to visit the mall or buy impulsively on your favorite online website.

Secondly, if you use shopping to cure some of your emotional challenges such as when you are unhappy or feeling stressed out hence you have to see a movie, stop at the bar or buy yourself some good stuff- think of a more constructive behavior that can help you save these expenses as they all add up.

Get some exercise if stressed out or lean on family members and friends if you are distressed. If it’s a friend or relative that makes you spend, you can also deal with it by creating other activities that don’t cost much with said person(s).

2. Create a budget to manage unnecessary spending

This includes celebratory. Get the dates and create a budget to manage all these expenses such as someone’s birthday, leaving do etc. Once you finish spending the created budget, that covers it for all expenses in that category.

3. Accountability

Talk to people about your target to control your spending and let them remind you whenever you are about to incur any unnecessary expenses. In addition, you can have a stick-on paper of your needs on your debit card, refrigerator, car steering, etc. so that you can always see your needs before any unnecessary spending. Confront the feelings behind the habit – it can help you get to the root of the problem.

4. Unsubscribe to adverts

Try to stay away from adverts that could cause you to spend unnecessarily either online or otherwise.

5. Wait out impulse spending

When you find something that you feel like buying just because it caught your eye, but you never planned for it, wait it out for 48 hours at least. If you still feel like having it after 48 hours and you still think you don’t need it, wait out another week or month. There is a huge possibility that you can forget about it and let go in 48 hours.

Final words: When you imbibe these steps, you’ve taken a stand against allowing your emotions to come in the way of realising your greatest ambitions.

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Call For Entry: Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award 2021

The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) is an ARM initiative in partnership with TechnoVision’s TVC Labs that aims at providing young Nigerians with an opportunity to develop innovative start-up ventures that add economic value to Nigeria.

The DAAYTA 2021 initiative is in line with ARM’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with the aim of building a generation of change leaders, working together to build a better future. It seeks to support business ideas that intentionally create positive societal impact while generating a financial return.

Due to the current global pandemic, it is important to note that the DAAYTA 2021 final event will be held virtually and applications are welcomed from all parts of Nigeria.

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APPLICATION CRITERIA

To be eligible for the award, the applicant must:

  • be a citizen of Nigeria
  • be between 18 and 30 years of age
  • submit their application which must be their original work
  • have an MVP (minimum viable product) i.e. you have customers
  • be able to fund his/her/team travel expenses and other associated costs if required
  • be available (with co-founders/team where they exist) for the 2-day Pitch Workshop and Final Pitch Event scheduled for February & March, 2021
  • understand the business of ARM, what we stand for; and
  • be ready to represent ARM as an Ambassador

Deadline for December Submission: Monday, December 7th, 2020.

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PRIZES

The winner of DAAYTA 2021 shall, subject to the Terms & Conditions, receive funding of ₦12,000,000 (twelve million naira) over a period of one (1) year for the following purposes:

  • contribution to working capital.
  • participation in an entrepreneurial education programme at the Pan Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre in Lagos, Nigeria
  • receive a 5-month acceleration support services for the development of their venture by TVC Labs.

For more information on eligibility criteria, kindly refer to the Terms & Conditions here. You can also view the FAQs below.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Why is ARM running the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award 2021?
The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme was inaugurated by ARM in honor of its founding CEO in 2015 to promote lifelong learning by helping young Nigerian graduates and undergraduates bring ideas to life.

The initiative is in line with the Firm’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with the aim of building a generation of change leaders, working together to build a better future.
Who is eligible to participate?
To be eligible for the award, the applicant must

  • be a citizen of Nigeria
  • be between 18 and 30 years of age
  • submit their application which must be their original work
  • have an MVP (minimum viable product) i.e. you have customers
  • be able to fund his/her/team travel expenses and other associated costs
  • be available (with co-founders/team where they exist) for the 2-day Pitch Workshop scheduled for February and March 2021, AND the Winning Pitch Event scheduled for March, 2021
  • Understand the business of ARM, what we stand for; and
  • Represent ARM as an Ambassador

For more information on eligibility criteria, kindly refer to the Terms & Conditions here.

Are there focus areas for DAAYTA 2021?
We are looking for great ideas that are related to Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, Housing, and Transportation.

When is the deadline for submissions?
The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 7th, 2020.

What prize(s) does the winner of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award 2021 receive?
The winner of DAAYTA 2021 Programme will, subject to the Terms & Conditions, receive Funding of N12,000,000 (twelve million naira) over a one (1) year period for the following purposes:

  • contribution to working capital.
  • Participation in an entrepreneurial education programme at the Pan Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre in Lagos, Nigeria
  • receive a 5-month acceleration support services for development of their venture by TVC Labs.

The second stage of the programme will require thirty (30) shortlisted applicants to submit a POEM Framework business plan, a Marketing/pitching video, detailed profiles of their Board (Directors & Advisers), and Team members, sharing their Education, Careers, Key Accomplishments and LinkedIn profiles.

Kindly refer to the Terms and Conditionsfor more details.

Where can I view the full terms and conditions for the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award 2021?
You can view the full terms and conditions for the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award 2021 here.

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