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I'm on internship pay of $1.2k take-home with the following monthly expenses:
Leaving me with $220 for transport, mobile, food and other expenses.
Was hoping to start putting $100 into DBS RSP but that probably gotta wait.
Planning to take up some part-time jobs on the weekend 'cuz I don't really want to use my emergency fund.
Which is better? Loan or using emergency fund?
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Angeline Teo
04 Oct 2019
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I'm reading this question as "should I take a loan to invest?"
Personally, I won't recommend it; as it investments itself has a certain risk, you will be doubling the risk by taking a loan for investments. Leveraging should only be done if you know what you are doing, and the risks involved. It will also be good if you have a bale-out plan (i.e. extra funds), just in case your leveraging fails.
Since you are on internship (which wouldn't last forever), I would suggest that you take this time to 1. organise your budget, 2. learn how to cut your budget to the bare minimum, and 3. read up more on investments. You can start after you sort yourself out and start after your internship. 1 & 2 would be really helpful when you start to get a proper salary, as your expense will be kept at $1200, the rest of it all will be for savings & investments (maybe a little extra for parents).
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Elijah Lee
03 Oct 2019
Senior Financial Services Manager at Phillip Securities (Jurong East)
Hello, it will definitely be better to save up your emergency funds first. The idea of an emergency ...
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Your spending is sensible.
This is a time where your emergency fund is useful! Use it, replenish it again later :)
That's the point of an emergency fund, right?
Your ability to take a loan now is probably limited, plus unsecured loan is going to be expensive for you.