How Much Should I Save Every Month For A Secured Future?

IndiaFirst Life
• 06 Feb, 2025

Monthly Savings Guide for a Secured Future

Financial security is a crucial goal requiring careful planning and disciplined saving. Determining how much to save each month depends on various factors such as income, lifestyle, and future goals.

Below are some strategies and tools to help you figure out the right amount.

1. Start with the 50/30/20 Rule

The 50/30/20 rule is a simple budgeting guideline that suggests you:

Allocate 50% of your income to essential expenses such as rent, groceries, and utilities.
Allocate 30% to discretionary expenses such as dining out, entertainment, and hobbies.
Save at least 20% of your income. This should be directed towards savings and investments. Use a compound interest calculator to get a better understanding of how your investments can grow over time.

2. Consider Your Future Goals

Your savings should align with your future financial goals, such as buying a home, funding your child’s education, or planning for retirement. These can be categorised into long-term and short-term goals. There are a range of plans, such as ULIP plans and SIPs, to help you with these goals. To make planning easier, understand your choices and use an applicable calculator to get more realistic estimates. For example, an SIP calculator can help your project your investment returns in across various durations.

Retirement Planning:
Start early with the right investment and pension plans. For example, a ULIP offers the dual benefit of investment and insurance. Use a ULIP returns calculator to estimate the returns over time.
Emergency Fund:
Aim to save about 6-12 months of living expenses to cover unexpected events.

3. Take Advantage of ULIP Tax Benefits**

A ULIP not only helps you grow your wealth but also provides tax benefits under Section 80C and Section 10(10D) of the Income Tax Act. This makes it an efficient way to save for the future while reducing your taxable income.

4. Review and Adjust as Needed

Your savings should be flexible and adapt to changes in income, expenses, and life circumstances. Regularly review your financial plan and adjust your savings accordingly. If you can safely increase your savings percentage in your budget as your income increases, it may be helpful in the longer run. Beware of lifestyle changes over time to ensure that your expenses do not eat into your savings percentage.

Saving at least 20% of your income each month is a good starting point for financial security. Furthermore, putting these savings into investment plans instead of letting them sit idle can help wealth creation through the power of compounding.

** Tax exemptions are as per applicable tax laws from time to time.

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Headquartered in Mumbai, IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited (IndiaFirst Life), with a paid-up share capital of INR 754.37 crore, is one of the fastest growing private life insurers in India in terms of New Business IRP in Fiscal 2023. Our key differentiators are our simple, easy-to-understand products that are optimally priced. As of Sept 30, 2023, we offered 30 retail products, 13 group products along with six riders (across retail and group portfolios), along with policies under the PMJJBY scheme, catering to protection, savings, health and retirement needs of our customers, leveraging multiple distribution capabilities and augmenting various investment options. In all propositions under the categories of Participating Plans, Non-Participating Savings Plans, Non-Participating Protection Plans, Unit Linked Insurance Plans, Group Protection Plans, Corporate Funds Plans, Riders & PMJJBY form a complete suite of offerings that help our customers prepare for the certainties of life. Our products are easy to understand and optimally priced with a developed comprehensive risk management framework/policy.