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避免收入增加卻支出也跟著增加的五大策略

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文章指出,隨著生活成本上升和社交需求增加,人們容易在收入增加時提升生活水準,導致財富難以累積。為避免此困境,專家建議五大策略:加薪前規劃收入分配、將額外收入用於投資而非消費、考慮投資稅務影響、警惕日常小額支出的累積效應,以及建立多元收入來源。透過維持原有生活方式並將增收用於儲蓄與投資,可逐步擴大財務自由空間。

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文章討論生活成本上升與社交需求增加如何導致人們在收入增加時提升生活水準,進而影響財富累積,這是一個常見的個人財務挑戰。

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許多人會陷入「收入增加、支出也跟著增加」困境。存錢示意圖。(美聯資料照)

〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕當生活成本持續上升、社交需求越來越高,加上各種消費便利變得更加容易取得,增加的收入往往很快就被拿去提升生活水準。《GoBankingRates》整理5大策略,避免陷入「收入增加、支出也跟著增加」的困境,逐步累積財富、擴大財務自由空間。

1. 不要讓加薪立刻推高生活水準

《GoBankingRates》報導,最常見的財務陷阱之一,就是「生活方式膨脹(lifestyle inflation)」,也就是收入增加後,支出也跟著提高。

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認證理財規劃師、Custom Fit Financial創辦人Chad Gammon舉例:當一個人獲得加薪後,可能會覺得「是時候換一台更貴的車了」。但事實上,這筆增加的收入原本可以拿來增加儲蓄,或投入退休投資。

Vanla Group執行長暨創辦人Paul Cheetham也表示,阻礙財富累積的一種常見習慣,就是開始過著看起來已經屬於更高收入階層的生活。如果目標是改善財務狀況,就不要在真正累積財富之前,先按照自己想要達到的生活水準做消費決定。

其中一種做法,是在加薪之前就先決定這筆增加的收入要如何分配,而不是等錢進帳後才開始消費。如此一來,每一次加薪都能成為累積財富的燃料,而不只是提升生活水準的理由。

2. 不要在投資之前就花掉額外收入

無論是發展副業,還是獲得加薪,只有在新增收入真正被存下來或投入投資時,才能產生更大的財務效益。

《The Millionaire Dropout》作者、白手起家的千萬富翁Vince Stanzione表示,副業所得大部分應該拿來投資,如此才能避免支出跟著收入一起膨脹。

他分享,自己曾在幾年內獲得數百萬美元的額外收入,但仍然住在原本的房子裡,開著原本的車。即使收入大幅增加,他的生活方式也沒有跟著急速升級。

原則其實很簡單:不要讓支出追上收入成長的速度。

當收入增加時,維持原本大部分的生活方式,把多出來的錢拿去累積資產。如此一來,加薪才能真正加速財富成長。

3. 投資時別忽略稅務

許多人投資時只關注「可以賺多少」,卻忘了考慮最後有多少獲利必須拿去繳稅。

Chad Gammon指出,如果不了解稅務影響,可能會在長期投資過程中侵蝕資產成長。由於稅務規則可能隨時間改變,因此了解基本稅務規定,或尋求理財規劃師、會計師的協助相當重要。

從一開始就把稅務因素納入考量,投資人不只是追求更高報酬率,也能設法保留更多真正落入口袋的投資收益。

4. 別小看每天發生的小額支出

單獨來看,小額消費似乎微不足道,但如果日復一日重複發生,累積下來的金額可能大幅侵蝕一個人的儲蓄與投資能力。

Paul Cheetham點出幾項常見習慣,包括購買價格過高的汽車、太常外食、頻繁使用外送服務,以及支付一些其實可以降低的「便利費用」。

更大的問題是,如果這些消費習慣又伴隨高利率信用卡欠款,或者沒有固定提撥資金到退休帳戶,財務壓力就會更加明顯。

原本可以拿來投資、讓資產持續增值的錢,最後卻被拿去消費或支付債務利息,也等於失去了讓資金長期成長的機會。

因此,並不是所有小額支出都必須完全刪除。真正重要的是弄清楚,哪些消費確實能帶來價值,哪些只是持續掏空錢包,卻無法帶來長期效益。

5. 不要只依賴單一收入來源

依靠一份薪水生活非常普遍,但這也意味著收入成長通常存在相當明顯的上限。

Vince Stanzione指出,許多中產階級工作者實際上都是「用時間換取收入」。即使是律師、醫師等高收入職業,也仍然受到工作時間有限的限制。

因此,建立額外收入來源,可能是擴大財務空間的重要策略。

副業、投資、權利金或其他能夠較自動化運作的收入來源,都可以提供額外現金,再將這些資金重新投入投資。

擁有越多元的收入來源,就越有機會提高能夠儲蓄與投資的金額,而不必一直增加工作時間。

最終,要提升財務階級,並不只是想辦法賺更多錢,更重要的是確保每一筆增加的收入都不會立刻消失在生活方式升級中,而是被拿來創造未來更多的選擇。

今天多留下一點財務空間,經過幾年累積後,就可能轉化成更龐大的儲蓄、投資與資產。

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  • 具體應該將多少比例的加薪用於儲蓄或投資?
  • 不同收入層級的人應如何調整這些策略?
  • 在高通膨環境下,維持原有生活方式的可行性如何?

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