Economy

How to Stay on Budget During Ramadhan and COVID-19

Thursday, 23 April 2020 - 04:44
How to Stay on Budget During Ramadhan and COVID-19 Illustration: manage your budget. (PHOTO: Money Crashers)

TIMES SINGAPORE, JAKARTA – Ramadan is on it's way. However, this Ramadan could be the hardest Ramadan we ever had due to coronavirus outbreak. No more tarawih praying every night in the mosque, and there will be less accidental Ramadan folks market.

Furthermore, several area conducting massive social distancing which will surely limit our mobility. There are lots of company closed down and sent their employees home due to lack of order.

This makes lots of people unemployed and has nothing to support their family unless their little saving left. For this, Meliza Silvi., SE., M.Si., CFP, AWP a lecturer at Perbanas Surabaya gives several tips on how to manage our budget during Ramadan.

"Let things you don't really need such as shopping, holiday budget, dinner outside out of your list. Make sure your groceries are taken control," Meliza Silbmvi said.

In addition, she also suggested that people turned all those unnecessary budget into something more valuable to their health such as healthy food, suplements, masks, hand sanitizer and some antiseptic.

Last but not least, save a little for your family saving to meet your dreams in the future. "If you think you don't have enough budget during Ramadan, you could use the saving and find a way out as soon as possible to be able to support your family," Meliza added. (*)

Writer : Khodijah Siti
Editor : Khodijah Siti
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